The computed tomographie demonstration of congenital fusion of the anterior arch of the atlas with the axis is reported and compared with the normal anatomy.
Horizontal fracture of the anterior arch of the atlas associated with a congenital cleft of the anterior arch
β Scribed by Kaoru K. Sasaka; Gerald T. Decker; Georges Y. El-Khoury
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 177 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1070-3004
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