Open AccessMorphometric Analysis of Axis and Its Clinical Significance -An Anatomical Study of Indian Human Axis Vertebrae
Author(s) -
Mamta Singla,
Prabhat Goel,
Mohd Ikram Ansari,
Kumar Satish Ravi,
Satyam Khare
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/13118.5931
Subject(s) - anatomy , calipers , vertebra , transverse plane , long axis , medicine , vertebral artery , orthodontics , geometry , mathematics
The atlas and axis vertebra have unique shape and complex relationship with vertebral artery. Fracture of dens of axis accounts for 7-27% of all cervical spine fractures, but surgeries in these regions are highly risky because of the reported incidences of vertebral artery injury.