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| Atlanto-occipital fusion: A rare anomaly of the craniocervical junction | ||||||
| Dipti A. Nimje1, Harish A. Wankhede2 | ||||||
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1MD, Anatomy, Medical Officer, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
2MD, Anatomy, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra, India. | ||||||
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| Nimje DA, Wankhede HA. Atlanto-occipital fusion: A rare anomaly of the craniocervical junction. Edorium J Anat Embryo 2014;1:1–4. |
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Abstract
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Atlanto-occipital joint is important joint present at the craniocervical junction. This joint comes in relation to the important structures in the region like vertebral arteries, spinal arteries, medulla oblongata and spinal cord. Atlanto-occipital fusion is a rare anomaly of the craniocervical junction which may be congenital or acquired. Clinical symptoms due to this anomaly vary from simple pain to sudden death. So aim of presenting this paper is to aware the clinicians, surgeons, radiologists of such rare anomaly which can land up in severe complications.
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Keywords:
Atlanto-occipital fusion, Atlas vertebra, Occipitalization, Assimilation, Synostosis
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Author Contributions
Dipti A. Nimje – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Harish A. Wankhede – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2014 Dipti A. Nimje et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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