In vitro three dimensional morphometry of the lateral atlantoaxial articular surfaces

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1503-1508

  Cattrysse, Erik ^a   Provyn, Steven ^a   Gagey, Olivier ^b,c   Kool, Patrick ^a   Clarys, Jan Pieter ^a   Van Roy, Peter ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

3 dimensional; Atlas; Axis; Facet joints; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; ATLAS; AXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; KINEMATICS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLAS; AXIS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 50649108835     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318178e5c8     Document Type: Article

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