The atlanto-occipital joint: a concise review of its anatomy and injury

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The atlanto-occipital joint: a concise review of its anatomy and injury

The atlanto-occipital joint: a concise review of its anatomy and injury

Authors : Gergely BODON, Paul J CHOİ, Joe Iwanaga, R Shane Tubbs

Pages : 141-145

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Publication Date : 2017-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The atlanto-occipital joint insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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.
Keywords : anatomy, craniocervical junction, injury, ligaments, trauma

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