Cervical spine malformations and craniovertebral junction abnormalities which lead to hypermobility of
atlantooccipital joints, give rise to neurological and vascular symptoms.
9 The sniffing position can be ensured by placing a pillow under the occiput of the patient and results in
atlantooccipital extension and cervical flexion.
Sage, "Traumatic avulsion fracture of the occipital condyles and clivus with associated unilateral
atlantooccipital distraction, " American Journal of Neuroradiology, vol.
Next, the liquor sample (50-80[micro]L) was collected in
atlantooccipital space.
Al realizarle una resonancia magnetica de imagen y de angiografia, se determinaron arterias vertebrales tortuosas y compresion del surco preolivar secundario a una estenosis del canal hipogloso, debido a una malformacion de la articulacion
atlantooccipital.
Surgical treatment for
atlantooccipital osteoarthritis: a case report of two patients.
1] The superior articular facet of the atlas is accommodated within this fossa during the movements of the
atlantooccipital joint.
The pathological anatomy of fatal
atlantooccipital dislocations.
As in rheumatoid arthritis, atlantoaxial joint subluxation,
atlantooccipital subluxation and upward subluxation of the axis may occur in AS as a consequence of instability resulting from the inflammatory process.
Los predictores que han mostrado buena sensibilidad y especificidad, como la protrusion mandibular, la clasificacion de Mallampati y el movimiento de la articulacion
atlantooccipital son muy dificiles de evaluar en los ninos, especialmente en los menores de 3 anos (6).
Atlantooccipital dislocation: Part 1-normal occipital condyle-C1 interval in 89 children.
2, 26) An examination of the posterior
atlantooccipital interspace showed a continuous band of tissue with fibers oriented primarily perpendicular to the muscle and dura.
