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Alar ligament

Known as: Alar ligaments, Mauchart's ligaments, Ligamenta alaria 
National Institutes of Health

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Atlantooccipital joint structure

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Ligaments

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Clinical remarks on acute post-traumatic atlanto-axial rotatory subluxation in pediatric-aged patients.
2013
2013
Toward Understanding Normal Craniocervical Rotation Occurring During the Rotation Stress Test for the Alar Ligaments
Background The rotation stress test is recommended for assessing alar ligament integrity. Although some authors, in the… 
2012
2012
Revisiting the clinical anatomy of the alar ligaments
PurposeThe morphology of the alar ligaments has been inconsistently described, particularly with regard to the existence of an… 
2012
2012
Delineation of alar ligament morphology: comparison of magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 and 3 Tesla.
Rupture of the alar and transverse ligaments due to whiplash injury can lead to upper cervical spine instability and subsequent… 
2010
2010
Ligament of Barkow of the craniocervical junction: its anatomy and potential clinical and functional significance.
OBJECT Knowledge of the anatomy of the ligaments that unite the head with the neck is important to the clinician who treats… 
2010
2010
Variability of Morphology and Signal Intensity of Alar Ligaments in Healthy Volunteers Using MR Imaging
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Evaluation of alar traumatic injuries by using MR imaging is frequently performed. This study… 
2009
2009
Low copy number and high 4977 deletion of mitochondrial DNA in uterosacral ligaments are associated with pelvic organ prolapse progression
Introduction and hypothesisThe pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is related to aging in the pelvic organ support… 
2000
2000
The anchor of the nasal ala in cleft lip-nose patients: a morphological description and a new surgical approach.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to describe a morphological condition that is readily seen in both primary and secondary… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
A model of the alar ligaments of the upper cervical spine in axial rotation.
1987
1987
[Traumatology of the alar ligaments].
A postmortem study of craniocerebral traumas of varying severity was done to determine the pattern of injury of the alar… 
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