Background Context: To date, no information about the cortical bone microstructural properties in atlas vertebrae with posterior arch defects has been reported.
Purpose: To test if there is an increased cortical bone thickening in atlases with Type A posterior atlas arch defects in an experimental model.
Study Design: Micro-computed tomography (CT) study on cadaveric atlas vertebrae.
Methods: We analyzed the cortical bone thickness, the cortical volume, and the medullary volume (SkyScan 1172 Bruker micro-CT NV, Kontich, Belgium) in cadaveric dry vertebrae with a Type A atlas arch defect and normal control vertebrae.
Results: The micro-CT study revealed significant differences in cortical bone thickness (p=.005), cortical volume (p=.003), and medullary volume (p=.009) values between the normal and the Type A vertebrae.
Conclusions: Type A congenital atlas arch defects present a cortical bone thickening that may play a protective role against atlas fractures.
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