Fracture of the Atlas and Axis Vertebræ
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Some Observations on Atlas and Axis Vertebræ of the Punjabees
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON ATLAS AND AXIS VERTEBRA OF THE PUNJABEES By INDAR JIT, >r.s. and M. A. SHAH, m.s. (formerly of the Kin'g Edward Medical College, Lahore) No statistics are available as regards various measurements of atlas and axis vertebrae of Indians. The following work was done on the vertebrae of the known adult Punjabee skeletons obtained from the dissection-hall subjects of the Medica...
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