Paracondylar process: Manifestation of an occipital vertebra
β Scribed by T. Anderson
- Book ID
- 102659125
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 533 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1047-482X
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β¦ Synopsis
In the examination of over 1300 burials from medieval Canterbury, one individual displayed a well-defined paracondylar process. Four other adults and two children presented with small tubercles at the same site. The aetiology of the trait is discussed with reference to cranial base variants and the so-called manifestation of an occipital vertebra.
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