The lateral atlantooccipital ligament

R. Shane Tubbs,William R. Stetler,Mohammadali M. Shoja,Marios Loukas,Ake Hansasuta,Peter Liechty,Leslie Acakpo-Satchivi,John C. Wellons,Jeffrey P. Blount,E. George Salter,W. Jerry Oakes

The lateral atlantooccipital ligament

2007

R. Shane Tubbs
William R. Stetler
Mohammadali M. Shoja
Marios Loukas
Ake Hansasuta
Peter Liechty
Leslie Acakpo-Satchivi
John C. Wellons
Jeffrey P. Blount
E. George Salter
W. Jerry Oakes

Introduction Stability of the atlantooccipital joint is of vital importance. The ligaments of this region, for the most part, have been thoroughly investigated, except for the lateral atlantooccipital ligament (LAO), which is not described in most modern texts.

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Anatomy
Atlantooccipital joint
Ligament
Vertebral artery
Craniocervical junction
Rachis
Medicine
Orthopedic surgery

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