Atlas-axis facet asymmetry: Implications in manual palpation

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1203-1209

  Ross, J Kim ^a   Bereznick, David E ^a   McGill, Stuart M ^b  

^a CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Atlas axis; Cervical spine; Motion palpation; Pathologic condition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLAS; AXIS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLAS; AXIS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PALPATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033564365     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199906150-00006     Document Type: Article

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