Clinical anatomy of the C1 dorsal root, ganglion, and ramus: A review and anatomical study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 624-627

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,g   Loukas, Marios ^b,c   Slappey, John B ^d   Shoja, Mohammadali M ^e   Oakes, W Jerry ^f   Salter, E George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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

^e TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Craniocervical junction; Occipital neuralgia; Spinal nerves

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CADAVER; CRANIAL NERVE; DORSAL ROOT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEURALGIA; NEUROANATOMY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 34548475360     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20472     Document Type: Article

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