The most dorsi-flexed [θdors(°)] and ventro-flexed [θvent(°)] atlanto-occipital joint angles of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and beluga (Delphinapterus leucas). The range of ...

The primary motion of the atlanto-occipital joint (C0 – C1) is lateral flexion, and the secondary motion is flexion/extension. While the primary motion of the atlanto-axial joint (C1 – C2 ...

The condition, bilateral atlanto occipital joint dislocation, is commonly known as internal or orthopedic decapitation. The injury is very rare in adults, and even more so in children." ...

Megan King - from Illinois, United States - said she 'turned into a human statue' after a horror accident that changed her ...

During the removal of the brace, her skull detatched from her spine, causing King to suffer a nearly deadly internal ...

During the removal of the brace, her skull detached from her spine, causing King to suffer a nearly deadly “internal decapitation,” known as an atlanto-occipital dislocation, the outlet said.