Publication: Anatomico-radiological study of asymmetrical articular facets on occipital condyles and its clinical implications
Date
2008
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
Abstract
The articular facets on the inferior aspect of the occipital condyles, articulate with the superior articular facets of the first
cervical (atlas) vertebra, to form the atlanto-occipital joint. The present case, reports the asymmetrical dimensions of
the facets on the occipital condyles of a human dried skull. The anatomico-radiological study of asymmetrical articular
facets on the occipital condyles, may be helpful for academicians, neuro-surgeos, clinicians and radiologists in day to
day clinical practice.
Key Words: Skull, Joint, Occipital Condyle, Articular Facets, Anatomy,Variations, Anomaly.
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Das S 1, Chaudhuri JD 2
1 Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2Department of Medical Physics, Odette Cancer Center, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Canada.