The atlas-axis vertebrae serve as a gyroscope, constantly adjusting to maintain equilibrium. From that pivot arises 20% to 30% of our balance. But after fusion, I have a fixed-forward perspective.

Jack developed a degenerative condition that affected the joint between his atlas and axis vertebrae in the neck — atlantoaxial osteoarthritis (AAOA) — and a condition that affects the bones ...

Fragments; Vertebra. Atlas; Vertebra. Axis; Vertebra. Cervical. 3-5 (fused), 6, 7, 8-11 (fused); Rib. Cervical Rib; Rib. Rib. Left 1-13, 17?, right 1-3, 4-8, 9-13; Vertebra. Dorsal. In sections; ...

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