KUMJ | VOL. 6 | NO. 2 | ISSUE 22 | APRIL-JUNE, 2008

Anatomico-radiological study of asymmetrical articular facets on occipital condyles and its clinical implications
Das S, Chaudhuri JD


Abstract:

The articular facets on the inferior aspect of the occipital condyles, articulate with the superior articular facets of the fi rst cervical (atlas) vertebra, to form the atlanto-occipital joint. The present case, reports the asymmetrical dimensions of the facets on the occipital condyles of a human dried skull. The anatomico-radiological study of asymmetrical articular facets on the occipital condyles, may be helpful for academicians, neuro-surgeos, clinicians and radiologists in day to day clinical practice.


Keyword : Skull, Joint, Occipital Condyle, Articular Facets, Anatomy,Variations, Anomaly.