Arcuate foramen prevalence in South African subjects: A cadaveric study based on 120 atlas vertebrae

Arcuate foramen prevalence in South African subjects: A cadaveric study based on 120 atlas vertebrae

Background: This study was a prospective cadaver-derived skeletal study looking at the skeletal remains of a modern human population. The complete arcuate foramen (AF) is an anatomical variant of the atlas vertebra with a complete osseous bridge over the groove for the vertebral artery (VA). Awarene...

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Main Authors: Juan A. Sanchis-Gimeno, Ilker Ercan, Susanna Llido, Özlem Toluk, Nilgün T. Çini, Senem T. Ozdemir, Shahed Nalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Translational Research in Anatomy
Subjects:
Cervical atlas
Arcuate foramen
Sub-saharan africans
Spine
Biological variation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214854X23000407

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