occipital condyle


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occipital condyle

[äk′sip·əd·əl ′kän‚dīl]
(anatomy)
An articular surface on the occipital bone which articulates with the atlas.
(invertebrate zoology)
A projection on the posterior border of an insect head which articulates with the lateral neck plates.
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There is an avulsion injury of the left occipital condyle consistent with a Type III fracture.
Occult Cranial Cervical Dislocation: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review
It has been postulated that bony spur on occipital condyle represents an acquired ossification of ligaments induced by the pulsation of the vertebral artery or an activation of existing osteogenetic potency in the craniovertebral region.
UNUSUAL FINDINGS ON OCCIPITAL BONE OF DRY SKULL OF A PAKISTANI ADULT
The occipital condyles were examined carefully for the condylar foramina and considered complete foramina as variation for the present study.
Posterior condylar foramen--anatomical variation
CT scans with occipital condyle fracture and T6-T7 vertebral body fracture with spinal cord transection.
Non-operative management of occipital condyle frature: report of three cases and literature review
Again, the tumor had invaded the occipital condyle and the hypoglossal canal on the left.
The etiology of recurrent chordoma presenting as a neck mass: metastasis vs. surgical pathway seeding
CN IX-XI exit the cranial vault through the jugular foramen, whereas CN XII leaves from the hypoglossal canal close to the occipital condyle.
Collet-Sicard syndrome: an uncommon manifestation of metastatic prostate cancer
In the present study, the main morphological type of occipital condyle was found to be the "8" shape.
Morphological Analysis on the Occipital Condyles and Review of the Literature/Analisis Morfologico de los Condilos Occipitales y Revision de la Literatura
Skull two shows unilateral duplication of occipital condyle on right side only with following measurements.
Study of variations of occipital condyles
CT of the head revealed hemorrhagic cerebellar contusion in the left hemisphere, fractures of the left occipital condyle, and C1 dislocation.
Surgical Treatment for Occipital Condyle Fracture, C1 Dislocation, and Cerebellar Contusion with Hemorrhage after Blunt Head Trauma
The extremities of the occipital condyle and the articular fossa regions generated the most evident shape deformation in ventral view.
Size and shape variability in the skull of Myotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from two geographic areas in Brazil/Variacao de tamanho e forma no cranio de Myotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) de duas areas geograficas no Brasil
The lower clivus involves the jugular tubercule to the foramen magnum and occipital condyle.
A Case Report: Maxillotomy for Removal of a Clival Chordoma
5 101-127 120 (N=12) Circumference of horn core at base 349 428 410 346 330-385 335 (N=12) Maximum diameter of occipital condyle 76 76 62.
A bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, from the late Pleistocene of Mesa del Oro, Cibola County, New Mexico

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