Gross morphology of the bridges over the vertebral artery groove on the atlas

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-136

  Paraskevas, George ^a   Papaziogas, Basilios ^a   Tsonidis, Christos ^a   Kapetanos, George ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atlas; Bridges; Groove of vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; ATLAS; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATLAS; CADAVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PRESSURE; SEX FACTORS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 20444481404     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-004-0300-9     Document Type: Article

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