Occipitalization of the atlas is an osseous anomaly of the craniovertebral junction. The aim of
this paper is to present an anatomical variant of the fused atlas with the occipital bone and …

Occipitalization of the atlas is a rare congenital malformation of the craniovertebral region.
During anthropometric study of 126 human skulls in the Department of Forensic Medicine …

Objective. The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence of occipitalization of
the atlas among Thai dried skulls, in order to contribute to baseline awareness of this …

Purpose Our study highlights the morphometry of the partial and complete atlas
occipitalization (AOZ), its coexistence with fusions of the 2nd and 3rd cervical vertebrae and …

Background: Synostosis or fusion of atlas with occipital bone is known as occipitocervical
synostosis, occipitalization of the atlas, or atlanto-occipital fusion. This is a rare congenital …

Background: A congenital fusionof the atlas to the base of the occiput is defined as
assimilation of atlas. It may produce narrowing of foramen magnum which may compress the …

A congenital fusion of the atlas to the base of occiput is defined as assimilation of Atlas. This
condition is due to failure in segmentation and separation of the most caudal occipital …

This study investigates if atlanto-occipital fusion affects the size and geometrical
configuration of the articular facets of the atlanto-axial joint. Morphometric analysis was …

Atlanto-occipital assimilation is an osseous embryological anomaly of the craniovertebral
junction in which the atlas (C1) is fused to the occiput of skull. Embryologically, this …

Atlas occipitalization (AO) is a spinal anomaly, characterized by the fusion of the first cervical
vertebra and occipital bone, with a complex etiology that can arise from congenital and …