Clinical Study on Displacement of Atlas axis Joint, / 中医杂志
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
; (12)1992.
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ABSTRACT
By analysing the anatomy of upper cervical segment, the atlas - axis relation in plain X - ray film in 3-1 cases revealed that the joint displacement is one of the important causes for vertebral artery type or sympathetic type cervical spondylopathy. The main manifestations for diagnosing atlas - axis displacement included headache, dizziness, unilateral protrusion and tenderness of the affected vertebra, displacement of tooth protrusion up to 1 mm at anterior mouth -open positions. The most effective therapy was accurate and dexterousmanipulation for reduction.
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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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1992
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