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MedPulse - International Medical Journal, ISSN 2348-2516 E-ISSN: 2348-1897

Volume 1, Issue 6, June 2014 pp 335-339

Research Article

Morphometric analysis of occipital condyles with occipitalization of atlas vertebrae

Ajay Rathva¹, Dharati M Kubavat², Shaileshkumar K Nagar³

{¹Assistant Professor, ³Professor} Department of Anatomy, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Gotri, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA.

²Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, M.P.Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, INDIA.

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