Morphometric Study of the Atlas Vertebra using Manual Method
The atlas (first cervical vertebra) has undergone many structural modifications. It is critically located and close to the ‘life centres’. For this study, one hundred dried intact human atlas vertebrae from the Indian population were measured using a digital Vernier calliper that provides accurate r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2012-07-01
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Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.morthoj.org/2012/v6n2/Morphometric-Study-of-the-Atlas-Vertebra.pdf |