Morphological review describes four anatomical variants of the occipital vertebra, highlighting their diagnostic and clinical significance at the craniocervical junction.
Four typical manifestations of the occipital vertebra are described from both an anatomic and a radiologic point of view; the basilar process, the condylus tertius, the paracondylar process, and the isolated prebasioccipital arch. The clinical importance of the described variants is discussed.
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