Unusual occipital condyles of the skull: An osteological study with clinical implications

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 278-279

  Das, Srijit ^a,b   Suri, Rajesh ^c   Kapur, Vijay ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Vardhman Mahavir Medical College ^*  (India)

^c SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Atlanto occipital joint; Atlas; Craniofacial abnormalities; Occipital bone; Skull

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE EXAMINATION; CADAVER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOMETRICS; OCCIPITAL BONE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; SKULL MALFORMATION; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CADAVER; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; HUMANS; OCCIPITAL BONE;

EID: 33846817514     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-31802006000500009     Document Type: Article

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