Preferred Name |
Atlantoaxial instability |
Definitions |
Neurological deficits ensue if the odontoid process, or posterior arch of the atlas, impinges on the spinal cord. Abnormally increased movement at the junction between the first cervical (atlas) and the second cervical (axis) vertebrae as a result of either a bony or ligamentous anomaly. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0003467 |
comment |
Neurological deficits ensue if the odontoid process, or posterior arch of the atlas, impinges on the spinal cord. |
database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:202820009 UMLS:C0410653 |
definition |
Abnormally increased movement at the junction between the first cervical (atlas) and the second cervical (axis) vertebrae as a result of either a bony or ligamentous anomaly. |
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human_phenotype |
id |
HP:0003467 |
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label |
Atlantoaxial instability |
notation |
HP:0003467 |
prefLabel |
Atlantoaxial instability |
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