Incidence and Variants of Posterior Arch Defects of the Atlas Vertebra

In order to describe the incidence and existing variants of congenital anomalies of the atlas vertebrae in a Caucasian population, we examined 1069 CT scans of the upper cervical spine. We found 41 cases with altered atlas vertebrae, representing 3.8% of all analyzed patients. With 83% of all found...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Guenkel, Sladjana Schlaepfer, Sonja Gordic, Guido A. Wanner, Hans-Peter Simmen, Clément M. L. Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Radiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/957280