Complete bipartition of the atlas in the Klippel-Feil syndrome. A radiologically illustrated case report

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 339-340

  Wolf, R F E ^a   Klein, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atlas bipartita; Cervical spine; Cleft atlas; Fusion defect; Klippel Feil

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLAS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KLIPPEL FEIL SYNDROME; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MALFORMATION;

EID: 0030771060     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01637605     Document Type: Article

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