The longest was 35.7mm in a man and 25.5mm in a woman. This build-up of bone on the external occipital protuberance is a type of enthesophytes.

The external occipital protuberance is a well-studied trait in anthropology, and we know a lot about its frequency in different populations. This paper cites none of that." ...

The bony growth, which is known as an “external occipital protuberance,” can be found at the back of the skull, just above the base of the neck.

They believe the growth of a "external occipital protuberance" has become more frequent because we spend so much time on our phones. When we hunch over a screen, we put pressure on the spot where ...

The bizarre phenomenon is called an external occipital protuberance. First noted in 1885 by French scientist Paul Broca, the condition was so rare that it has gone almost entirely overlooked until ...

External Occipital Protuberance The spike-like growth in the skull called “external occipital protuberance” can be found at the base of the skull, just above the neck. It can be felt with the ...

The research, conducted by two chiropractors in Queensland, Australia and published in the journal of Scientific Reports, says that external occipital protuberance (also called enlarged EOP and ...

One of the frequently cited papers says it in the abstract: “We hypothesize EEOP [enlarged external occipital protuberance] may be linked to sustained aberrant postures associated with the ...

An x-ray provided by Shahur shows 24.5mm external occipital protuberance in a 58-year-old male. Scientific Reports David Shahur, a biomechanics researcher and clinician at the University of The ...

The bony growth, which is known as an "external occipital protuberance," can be found at the back of the skull, just above the base of the neck. The role of the projection is to distribute force ...