Unusual occipital condyles of the skull: an osteological study with clinical implications
CONTEXT: The occipital condyles of the skull articulate with the superior articular facets of the atlas vertebra and form an important junction between the cranium and the vertebral column. The morphological features of occipital condyles are relevant in biomechanical, anatomical and clinical studie...
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| description | CONTEXT: The occipital condyles of the skull articulate with the superior articular facets of the atlas vertebra and form an important junction between the cranium and the vertebral column. The morphological features of occipital condyles are relevant in biomechanical, anatomical and clinical studies. OBJECTIVE: To describe the anatomical profile of unusual occipital condyles detected in a bone specimen. CASE REPORT: The present osteological study provides a detailed morphological description of unusual occipital condyles showing uneven and serrated surfaces and also displaying longitudinal and transverse grooves on the left and right sides respectively. The case study also discusses the clinical importance of such anomalies. Precise anatomical knowledge of the occipital condyles is important for any craniovertebral operative procedures such as resection of the occipital condyles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9829b4eb7fc44108869622ad721e75cc2022-12-21T19:41:50ZengAssociação Paulista de MedicinaSão Paulo Medical Journal1806-9460124527827910.1590/S1516-31802006000500009S1516-31802006000500009Unusual occipital condyles of the skull: an osteological study with clinical implicationsSrijit Das0Rajesh Suri1Vijay Kapur2Maulana Azad Medical CollegeMaulana Azad Medical CollegeMaulana Azad Medical CollegeCONTEXT: The occipital condyles of the skull articulate with the superior articular facets of the atlas vertebra and form an important junction between the cranium and the vertebral column. The morphological features of occipital condyles are relevant in biomechanical, anatomical and clinical studies. OBJECTIVE: To describe the anatomical profile of unusual occipital condyles detected in a bone specimen. CASE REPORT: The present osteological study provides a detailed morphological description of unusual occipital condyles showing uneven and serrated surfaces and also displaying longitudinal and transverse grooves on the left and right sides respectively. The case study also discusses the clinical importance of such anomalies. Precise anatomical knowledge of the occipital condyles is important for any craniovertebral operative procedures such as resection of the occipital condyles.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802006000500009&lng=en&tlng=enAtlanto-occipital jointOccipital boneSkullAtlasCraniofacial abnormalities |
| spellingShingle | Srijit Das Rajesh Suri Vijay Kapur Unusual occipital condyles of the skull: an osteological study with clinical implications São Paulo Medical Journal Atlanto-occipital joint Occipital bone Skull Atlas Craniofacial abnormalities |
| title | Unusual occipital condyles of the skull: an osteological study with clinical implications |
| title_full | Unusual occipital condyles of the skull: an osteological study with clinical implications |
| title_fullStr | Unusual occipital condyles of the skull: an osteological study with clinical implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual occipital condyles of the skull: an osteological study with clinical implications |
| title_short | Unusual occipital condyles of the skull: an osteological study with clinical implications |
| title_sort | unusual occipital condyles of the skull an osteological study with clinical implications |
| topic | Atlanto-occipital joint Occipital bone Skull Atlas Craniofacial abnormalities |
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