Configuration of the connective tissue in the posterior atlanto-occipital interspace: A sheet plastination and confocal microscopy study

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1359-1366

  Nash, Lance ^a   Nicholson, Helen ^a   Lee, Antonio S J ^a   Johnson, Gillian M ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Fibrous connections; Posterior atlanto occipital interspace; Posterior atlanto occipital membrane; Rectus capitis posterior minor; Spinal dura

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DURA MATER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; NECK MUSCLE; OCCIPITAL BONE; PLASTINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NECK; NECK MUSCLES;

EID: 27644439759     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000166159.31329.92     Document Type: Article

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