The atlanto-occipital joint: a concise review of its anatomy and injury
| Autor: | Paul J Choi, Gergely Bodon, Joe Iwanaga, R. Shane Tubbs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Normal anatomy business.industry Craniocervical junction Anatomy anatomy craniocervical junction injury ligaments trauma medicine.anatomical_structure Health Care Sciences and Services medicine Atlanto-occipital joint Transitional Region Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri business |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 11, Issue: 3 141-145 Anatomy |
| ISSN: | 1308-8459 1307-8798 |
| DOI: | 10.2399/ana.17.046 |
| Popis: | The atlanto-occipital joint (AOJ) is an important transitional region, which supports and stabilizes the cranium to the spine with its surrounding ligamentous structures. An injury to this joint is often accompanied by brain injury and may be fatal. A good understanding of the anatomy of this joint is required to timely diagnose an AOJ instability and intervene via the means of an immediate fixation. We discuss the normal anatomy of and anatomical variations within the occipito-atlantoaxial complex, the classification systems to describe its disruption, and its clinical significance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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