"Atlanto-Occipital Joint" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The point of articulation between the OCCIPITAL BONE and the CERVICAL ATLAS.
| Descriptor ID |
D001269
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.583.101
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| Concept/Terms |
Atlanto-Occipital Joint- Atlanto-Occipital Joint
- Atlanto Occipital Joint
- Atlanto-Occipital Joints
- Joint, Atlanto-Occipital
- Joints, Atlanto-Occipital
- Atloido-Occipital Joint
- Atloido Occipital Joint
- Atloido-Occipital Joints
- Joint, Atloido-Occipital
- Joints, Atloido-Occipital
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| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atlanto-Occipital Joint" by people in Profiles.
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Glass Fragment Injury to the Craniocervical Junction with Interatlantooccipital Penetration to the Subarachnoid Space: Not-To-Be-Missed Important Aspects of Craniocervical Trauma Even in the Middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Report and Review of Literature. World Neurosurg. 2020 09; 141:402-405.
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Extreme lateral transodontoid approach to the ventral craniocervical junction: cadaveric dissection and case illustrations. J Neurosurg. 2018 09 14; 131(3):920-930.
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Effect of Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy on Chronic Refractory Atlanto-Occipital Joint Pain. World Neurosurg. 2018 Nov; 119:e638-e642.
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Clinical Effectiveness of Intra-articular Pulsed Radiofrequency Compared to Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection for Management of Atlanto-occipital Joint Pain: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 06 01; 43(11):741-746.