@misc{Trzeciak_Mateusz_Detailed_2023,
 author={Trzeciak, Mateusz},
 address={Kraków},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2023},
 school={Rada Dyscypliny Nauki medyczne},
 language={pol; eng},
 abstract={The common goal of this dissertation is to analyze the anatomical, morphometric, and topographic variations of the posterior auricular artery, transverse facial artery, and inferior alveolar nerve. The aim is to provide results of measurements that could potentially be utilized by physicians, especially surgeons, in daily clinical practice. The first two articles comprising this dissertation were conducted based on the analysis of results from computed tomography angiography of the head and neck. The third publication, constituting this dissertation, is a metaanalysis of available literature data concerning the inferior alveolar nerve. The most common origin of the posterior auricular artery was the external carotid artery, and its average length was 45.07 mm; which did not differ significantly between males and females (p > 0.05). Furthermore, we provided surgeons with tools to locate this artery pre- and intraoperatively using simple landmarks, such as the apex of the mastoid process and the center of the external acoustic meatus. The second part of this dissertation presented the complete anatomy of the transverse facial artery. Additionally, topographic relationships between the transverse facial artery and nearby arteries and anatomical landmarks were measured and analyzed. The third part of this doctoral dissertation is the most up-to-date and thorough analysis of the ana},
 abstract={tomy of the inferior alveolar nerve. Morphometric data were provided, presenting the spatial relationships of the inferior alveolar nerve with numerous anatomical landmarks in the mandibular region, including the ramus of the mandible, the first, second, and third molars, and the body of the mandible, among others. The results of this meta-analysis show that the inferior alveolar nerve is more frequently found in the inferior part of the mandible (67.72%) than in the superior part (32.27%). Furthermore, it has been established that the distances from the inferior alveolar nerve to the anterior and posterior borders of the ramus of the mandible are 11.61 mm and 12.09 mm, respectively.},
 title={Detailed analysis of anatomical variations of selected structures of the face with implications for clinical practice},
 type={Praca doktorska},
 keywords={transverse facial artery, posterior auricular artery, inferior alveolar nerve, plastic surgery, head and neck anatomy},
}