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Seventh cervical vertebra

Known as: Prominent vertebra, Vertebra prominens (CVII), C7 VERTEBRA 
The seventh of the seven cervical vertebrae.
National Institutes of Health

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Body partBone structure of C6Bone structure of T1CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology

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Cervical VertebraeCervical spine

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Eosinophilic granuloma of spine in adults: a report of 30 cases and outcome
BackgroundEosinophilic granuloma (EG) of the spine is rare, especially in adults. There had been few large and long-term studies… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Ultrasound-Guided Periradicular Injections in the Middle to Lower Cervical Spine: An Imaging Study of a New Approach
Review
1999
Review
1999
Why do almost all mammals have seven cervical vertebrae? Developmental constraints, Hox genes, and cancer.
  • F. Galis
  • The Journal of experimental zoology
  • 1999
  • Corpus ID: 15721493
Mammals have seven cervical vertebrae, a number that remains remarkably constant. I propose that the lack of variation is caused… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Efficacy of Five Cervical Orthoses in Restricting Cervical Motion: A Comparison Study
Study Design. Twenty volunteers, 10 men and 10 women, with clinically and radiographically normal cervical spines were studied… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Targeted disruptions of the murine Hoxa-4 and Hoxa-6 genes result in homeotic transformations of components of the vertebral column
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Homeotic transformation of cervical vertebrae in Hoxa-4 mutant mice.
Hoxa-4 (previously known as Hox-1.4) is a mouse homeobox-containing gene that is expressed in the presumptive hindbrain and… 
1993
1993
Eosinophilic granuloma of the spine with and without vertebra plana: long-term follow-up of six cases.
Vertebral eosinophilic granuloma is a rare condition frequently associated with vertebra plana. In this paper we present six… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis. Association with vertebra plana.
In seven children who had chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, the radiographic and histological findings were consistent… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Vertebra plana. Long-term follow-up in five patients.
Five patients with vertebra plana were followed for twelve to thirty years after the diagnosis had been made. Histiocytosis X had… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Osteotomy of the cervical spine; report of a case of ankylosing rheumatoid spondylitis.
Corrections of a severe flexion deformity and slight hyperextension of the cervical spine was produced safely at the level… 
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