inferior articular process

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inferior articular process

[TA]

one of the articular processes on the inferior surface of the vertebral arch.

Synonym(s): processus articularis inferior [TA], zygapophysis inferior [TA]

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Inferior articular process anteroposterior width: The distance between anterior and posterior margins of the process (Bazaldua Cruz et al.).

reported that there were no significant difference in measurements of the superior articular process and inferior articular process in right and left sides.

Morphometric Study of Dried Cervical Vertebrae/Estudio Morfometrico de Vertebras Cervicales Secas

According to the Subaxial Cervical Injury Description System (SCIDS), bilateral facet dislocation is defined as a disruption of both facet joints in which the inferior articular processes of the cranial vertebra have translated anterosuperiorly over the superior articular processes of the caudal vertebra.

A delayed diagnosis of bilateral facet dislocation of the cervical spine: a case report