Sadamate Nishigandha, Vedpathak Ravindra, Chimurkar Vilas
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Datta Meghe Medical College, Wanadongri, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Dec;16(Suppl 4):S3586-S3588. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_970_24. Epub 2024 Oct 28.
Atlas is the first cervical vertebra. Rarely, does the atlas vertebra fuse with the occipital bone, and this occipitalization of the atlas is known as the assimilation of the atlas. Congenital fusion of the atlas with the occipital bone is the common denominator of a galaxy of skull defects, several examples of bony distortion of the foramen magnum were reported by early anatomists.
A total of 210 dry skulls of unknown sex and age from Dr. Rajendra Gode Medical College, Amravati, Department of Anatomy, and various other medical, Dental, and Ayurveda colleges from Amravati were studied. Each skull was carefully observed for variations.
During the study, we observed Atlanto-occipital assimilation in 2 skulls. One skull showed complete occipitalization and another skull showed partial occipitalization meaning a bifid posterior arch.
Detection and treatment of this deformity are essential as this deformity often causes cervical spine instability.
寰椎是第一颈椎。寰椎与枕骨融合的情况较为罕见,这种寰椎枕化被称为寰椎同化。寰椎与枕骨的先天性融合是一系列颅骨缺陷的共同特征,早期解剖学家报告了几例枕骨大孔骨质变形的情况。
对来自阿姆拉瓦蒂拉金德拉·戈德医学院解剖学系的210个性别和年龄不明的干燥颅骨,以及阿姆拉瓦蒂的其他各种医学、牙科和阿育吠陀医学院的颅骨进行了研究。对每个颅骨仔细观察其变异情况。
在研究过程中,我们在2个颅骨中观察到寰枕同化。一个颅骨显示完全枕化,另一个颅骨显示部分枕化,即后弓分叉。
由于这种畸形常导致颈椎不稳定,因此对其进行检测和治疗至关重要。