First Cervical Vertebra
Key Facts
Abbreviation
C1
Pronunciation
/fərst ˈsərvɪkəl ˈvərtəbrə/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology
Examples in Context
- It severed the spinal column just above the first cervical vertebra.
- Brekelmas and Ryblcki firstly applied the finite element method to orthopedic biomechanics research in1972.The first cervical vertebra finite element model was established in1982 by Hosey.
- No sagittal closure were seen in this study. There were 70 % subjects whose position of velopharyngeal closure was at the level of the first cervical vertebra, 26.7 % above the level and 3.3 % below it.
- Operations of superior and inferior based posterior pharyngeal flap were performed on the front of first and second cervical vertebra, which was safe distance from cervical sheath.
- From the first time the anterior cervical plate was used for the treatment of cervical vertebra trauma, it was immediately used widely because of its obviously effect.