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Y Fang1, T Saga2, J Iwanaga3,4,5,6
1Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Abstract:
Deficiencies in the posterior arch of C1 have been well-studied with incidences ranging from 5.65% to 3% and five different classifications. Unfortunately, there is a paucity of information describing the detailed anatomy, muscle attachments, and histology of cases with a C1 posterior arch deficiency. We found a case of an isolated unilateral posterior arch defect in the 83-year-old male cadaver. Histology revealed that the posterior arch defect was filled with collagen fibres and fibrocartilaginous tissue without muscle or bony tissues. This is the first report detailing the histological findings of a posterior arch defect of C1.
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