Foramen arcuale: Anatomical study and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-34

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,f   Johnson, Philip C ^b   Shoja, Mohammadali M ^c   Loukas, Marios ^d,e   Oakes, W Jerry ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Anatomical variation; Atlas; Cervical spine; Craniocervical junction; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ATLAS; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; FORAMEN ARCUALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; THICKNESS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; HISTOLOGY; OCCIPITAL BONE; REVIEW; SPINE;

ATLAS; CADAVER; HUMANS; OCCIPITAL BONE; SPINE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33847037562     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2007.6.1.6     Document Type: Article

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