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[Cranio-vertebral junction anomalies and osseous dysplasias (author's transl)]. 1978

H Schmidt

The cartilaginously preformed occipital region of the cranium is ontogenetically a part of the backbone. The cranio-vertebral junction is unique among the other junctional areas of the backbone: 1. It has not yet been proved that different combinations of cranial and caudal junction anomalies are not combined with cervical junction anomalies. 2. The assimilations of the atlas which are considered to be progressive and regressive variants and the so-called manifestations of the occipital vertebra, i.e. diametrically opposed members of a developmental line occur together with a frequency that is inconsistent with the above assumption. 3. Both variants occur combined with the most serious developmental abnormalities of the cranio-vertebral junction. All described occipital-cervical abnormalities may have clinical significance with extends far beyond an assessment as simple variants (deviations) and includes extremely serious, life-threatening osseous deformations.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009777	Occipital Bone	Part of the back and base of the CRANIUM that encloses the FORAMEN MAGNUM.	Basilar Bone,Basilar Bones,Bone, Basilar,Bone, Occipital,Bones, Basilar,Bones, Occipital,Occipital Bones
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D001848	Bone Diseases, Developmental	Diseases resulting in abnormal GROWTH or abnormal MORPHOGENESIS of BONES.	Bone Dysplasias,Developmental Bone Disease,Bone Disease, Developmental,Bone Dysplasia,Developmental Bone Diseases,Dysplasia, Bone,Dysplasias, Bone
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000013	Congenital Abnormalities	Malformations of organs or body parts during development in utero.	Birth Defects,Congenital Defects,Deformities,Fetal Anomalies,Fetal Malformations,Abnormalities, Congenital,Defects, Congenital,Abnormality, Congenital,Anomaly, Fetal,Birth Defect,Congenital Abnormality,Congenital Defect,Defect, Birth,Defect, Congenital,Deformity,Fetal Anomaly,Fetal Malformation,Malformation, Fetal
D001270	Cervical Atlas	The first cervical vertebra.	Atlas, Cervical,Arcuate Foramen,C1 Vertebra,Kimmerle Anomaly,Ponticulus Posterior of the Atlas,Ponticulus Posticus,Anomaly, Kimmerle,C1 Vertebras,Vertebra, C1,Vertebras, C1