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Ossification of Transverse Ligament of Atlas


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1 Department of Anatomy, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka - 586 103, India
2 Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
3 Department of Physiology, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka - 586 103, India
 

The transverse ligament of is a thick, strong band which arches across the ring of the atlas and retains the odontoid process in contact with the anterior arch. It is firmly attached on either side to a small tubercle on the medial surface of the lateral mass of atlas. We have reported in present study a dry skull with ossification of transverse ligament of atlas.

Keywords

Transverse Ligament of Atlas, Anterior Arch
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Authors

S. D. Desai
Department of Anatomy, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka - 586 103, India
Hussain Saheb Shaik
Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
Muralidhar P. Shepur
Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
S. T. Thomas
Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
G. F. Mavishettar
Department of Anatomy, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka- 577004, India
S. Haseena
Department of Physiology, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka - 586 103, India

Abstract


The transverse ligament of is a thick, strong band which arches across the ring of the atlas and retains the odontoid process in contact with the anterior arch. It is firmly attached on either side to a small tubercle on the medial surface of the lateral mass of atlas. We have reported in present study a dry skull with ossification of transverse ligament of atlas.

Keywords


Transverse Ligament of Atlas, Anterior Arch

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