Anatomic and biomechanical considerations of the craniovertebral junction

Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Martin, Michael D ^a   Bruner, Harlan J ^a   Maiman, Dennis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Craniovertebral junction

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ATLAS; AXIS; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; NEUROANATOMY; OCCIPITAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; AXIS; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; CERVICAL ATLAS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; OCCIPITAL BONE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 77649102458     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000365830.10052.87     Document Type: Review

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