Transverse ligament of atlas

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Published in Harold Ellis, Adrian Kendal Dixon, Bari M. Logan, David J. Bowden, Human Sectional Anatomy, 2017

Harold Ellis, Adrian Kendal Dixon, Bari M. Logan, David J. Bowden

This section provides a clear view of the dens (57) in coronal section and articulation with the anterior arch of the atlas (56). It also illustrates the importance of the transverse ligament of atlas keeping the dens of the axis (odontoid peg of second cervical vertebra) (57) in intimate contact with the atlas (first cervical vertebra).

Odontoid calcification and crowned dens syndrome: data from a Chinese center

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Published in Neurological Research, 2020

Pei-Lin Lu, Zhong-Feng Niu, Chang-Wen Qiu, Xing-Yue Hu

CT imaging demonstrated calcific deposits existed in the transverse ligament of atlas in all patients. Calcific deposits in other periodontoid structures were also found, including alar ligaments, apical ligament, and superior longitudinal fibers of the cruciate ligament. Calcific deposits were also noticed in some patients in median atlantoaxial joint.

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