Occipitalization of atlas - A case report
The atlas vertebra articulates with the occipital bone of the skull by a pair of synovial joints. Occipitalization is a congenital fusion of the atlas to the base of the occiput which reduces the foramen magnum dimension leading to neurological complications due to compression of spinal cord. Indivi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | National Journal of Clinical Anatomy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=107;epage=109;aulast=Barma |