Arcuate foramen prevalence in South African subjects: A cadaveric study based on 120 atlas vertebrae

• Main Authors: Juan A. Sanchis-Gimeno (Author), Ilker Ercan (Author), Susanna Llido (Author), Özlem Toluk (Author), Nilgün T. Çini (Author), Senem T. Ozdemir (Author), Shahed Nalla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: This study was a prospective cadaver-derived skeletal study looking at the skeletal remains of a modern human population. The complete arcuate foramen (AF) is an anatomical variant of the atlas vertebra with a complete osseous bridge over the groove for the vertebral artery (VA). Awarene...