Atlantooccipital joint structure

Known as: Joints, Atloido-Occipital, Joint, Atlanto-Occipital, Joints, Atlanto-Occipital 
The point of articulation between the OCCIPITAL BONE and the CERVICAL ATLAS.
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2013
2013
Posterior realignment of irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation with C1-C2 screw and rod system: a technique of direct reduction and fixation.
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Treatment of chronic and irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) with ventral compression is challenging… (More)
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2010
2010
Transcondylar fossa (supracondylar transjugular tubercle) approach: anatomic basis for the approach, surgical procedures, and surgical experience.
The authors clarify the anatomic basis and the usefulness of the transcondylar fossa approach (T-C-F A), in which the posterior… (More)
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2009
2009
Immediate effects of atlanto-occipital joint manipulation on active mouth opening and pressure pain sensitivity in women with mechanical neck pain.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a spinal thrust manipulation directed to the upper cervical… (More)
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2004
2004
A comparison of the intubating laryngeal mask airway and the Bonfils intubation fibrescope in patients with predicted difficult airways.
Tracheal intubation with the intubating laryngeal mask airway or the Bonfils intubation fibrescope was performed in 80 patients… (More)
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2004
2004
Postural and locomotor control in normal and vestibularly deficient mice.
We investigated how vestibular information is used to maintain posture and control movement by studying vestibularly deficient… (More)
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2000
2000
Precision diagnostic disc injections.
Spinal pain is an important public health problem affecting the population indiscriminately. The structures responsible for pain… (More)
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Atlanto-occipital and lateral atlanto-axial joint pain patterns.
STUDY DESIGN Five asymptomatic subjects underwent provocative injections of the lateral atlanto-axial and atlanto-occipital… (More)
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1993
1993
Intra-articular inclusions of the cervical synovial joints.
Two hundred and ten cervical synovial joints from 15 adult vertebral columns were studied by dissection to determine the form… (More)
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1989
1989
Central distribution of cervical primary afferents in the rat, with emphasis on proprioceptive projections to vestibular, perihypoglossal, and upper thoracic spinal nuclei.
The projections of primary afferents from rostral cervical segments to the brainstem and the spinal cord of the rat were… (More)
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1987
1987
The position of the larynx in children and its relationship to the ease of intubation.
Lateral radiographs of the upper airway of children aged from birth to puberty were used to determine the changes in position… (More)
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