Subdental synchondrosis and anatomy of the axis in aging: A histomorphometric study on 30 autopsy cases

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-298

  Gebauer, Matthias ^a   Lohse, Christian ^a   Barvencik, Florian ^a   Pogoda, Pia ^a   Rueger, Johannes M ^a   Püschel, Klaus ^a   Amling, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axis; Bone microstructure; Histomorphometry; Subdental synchondrosis; Type II dens fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOPSY; BONE MASS; BONE MATRIX; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; ODONTOID PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SYNCHONDROSIS; TRABECULAR BONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33644651592     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0990-7     Document Type: Article

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