Vertebral artery in relationship to C1-C2 vertebrae: An anatomical study

Neurology India

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 178-184

  Cacciola, Francesco ^a   Phalke, Umesh ^a   Goel, Atul ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Atlas; Axis; C2 ganglion; Craniovertebral junction; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ATLAS; AXIS; CADAVER; CERVICAL GANGLION; CERVICAL SPINE; DISSECTION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; RANDOMIZATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT; HISTOLOGY;

ADULT; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 4344632292     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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