Clinical anatomy of the ligaments of the craniocervical junction / edited by R. Shane Tubbs, Joe Iwanaga, Marios Loukas and Rod J. Oskouian.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoNewcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]
Descriptionvi, 302 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Subjects
Cervical Vertebrae--anatomy & histology.
Ligaments--anatomy & histology.

Other author/creatorTubbs, R. Shane.
Other author/creatorIwanaga, Joe.
Other author/creatorLoukas, Marios.
Other author/creatorOskouian, Rod J.
Contents The craniocervical junction in general -- The ligaments and joints connecting the head with the spinal column from Morris' "The anatomy of the joints" -- Translation of Testut's Description of the craniocervical junction -- Hecker's 1922 "The occipital-Atlanto-Axial ligament system: a study in comparative anatomy" -- The Apical ligament -- The Alar ligaments -- The transverse occipital ligament -- The tectorial membrane -- The accessory atlantoaxial (atlantoaxialoccipital) ligament -- The anterior atlanto-occipital membrane -- The posterior atlanto-occipital membrane -- The cruciform ligament -- The lateral atlanto-occipital ligament -- The anterior atlantodental ligament -- The nuchal ligament -- Barkow's ligament -- The anterior and posterior atlanto-axial ligaments -- The cervical capsular ligaments -- Miscellaneous ligaments of the craniocervical junction including Arnold's, Gruber's, and Gerber's ligaments -- Biomechanics of major ligaments of the craniovertebral junction -- Traumatic injuries to the cranio-cervical junction -- Injuries to the craniocervical ligaments: radiological diagnosis and treatment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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