Items tagged “anatomy”
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Normal variant of femoral condyle ossification
Normal variant of femoral condyle ossifications occurs due to variability of endochondral ossification of articular cartilage and can be easily confused with osteochondritis dissecans.
Epidemiology
more often in boys (mean age of ~8 years) than in girls 1
often bilateral 1,2
typically locat...
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Somite
Somites, also known as metameres, are paired populations of cells that arise on either side of the neural tube in the developing embryo and set out a plan for the compartmentalised development of the body 1-3.
Immature somites are multipotent and can differentiate into many tissues including de...
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Posterior communicating artery hypoplasia
Posterior communicating artery hypoplasia refers to the absence of the posterior communicating artery, a blood vessel that connects the posterior cerebral artery with the internal carotid artery, thus acting as a connection between the anterior and posterior portions of the circle of willis.
I...
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Basilar process
The basilar process, also known as the mammillar or papillar process, is a rare anatomical variant of the occipital bone that is part of the spectrum of occipital vertebrae 1.
Epidemiology
The basilar process is a rare variant, with a reported prevalence of 4% 2.
Clinical presentation
A basi...
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Prebasioccipital arch
The prebasioccipital arch is a rare anatomical variant of the occipital bone that is part of the spectrum of occipital vertebrae 1.
Epidemiology
The prebasioccipital arch is a very rare variant; one study reported a prevalence of 0.025% 2.
Clinical presentation
The prebasioccipital arch is a...
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