Bony bridges and selected variations of the first cervical vertebra (Atlas): A brief encyclopedic overview with comments on clinical and neurological implications

Robert Haładaj; Roksana Haładaj; Nikola Haładaj; Ivan Varga

doi:10.1016/j.tria.2025.100449

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Bony bridges and selected variations of the first cervical vertebra (Atlas): A brief encyclopedic overview with comments on clinical and neurological implications

Robert Haładaj Roksana Haładaj Nikola Haładaj Ivan Varga

Translational Research in Anatomy Vol. 41 pp. 100449 · Elsevier BV

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Robert Haładaj, Roksana Haładaj, Nikola Haładaj, et al. (2025). Bony bridges and selected variations of the first cervical vertebra (Atlas): A brief encyclopedic overview with comments on clinical and neurological implications. Translational Research in Anatomy, 41, 100449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tria.2025.100449

Bony bridges and selected variations of the first cervical vertebra (Atlas): A brief encyclopedic overview with comments on clinical and neurological implications

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