A cadaveric survey exploring the variation, prevalence, sex bias, and tissue type of the soft-tissue bridge between rectus capitis posterior minor and the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane

JNMS - Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 133-140

  Zumpano, Michael P ^a   Jagos, Carl S ^a   Hartwell Ford, Sandra ^a  

^a NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache; Posterior atlanto occipital membrane; Suboccipital muscles

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEMBRANE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; NECK MUSCLE; POSTERIOR ATLANTOOCCIPITAL MEMBRANE; PREVALENCE; RECTUS CAPITIS POSTERIOR MINOR MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE; TENDON; TISSUE TYPES;

EID: 0036904915     PISSN: 10678239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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