Cephalometric analysis of the cervical spine

Abstract

STRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE PROFILE OF THE CERVICAL SPINE AND BASE OF THE CRANIUM 1 Count the vertebrae 2 Look for morphological anomalies of the vertebrae 3 Assess the alignment of vertebral bodies 4 Assess the alignment of the spinous processes 5 Assess the distribution of intervertebral spaces 6 Look for vertebral blockage 7 Look for Atlas-occipital fusions 8 Evaluate the position of the summit of the dental hard palate 9 Look for anomalies in the occipital clivus 10 Assess the orientation of the occipital clivus / sphenoid clivus 11 Assess the angle of the mandible / anterior-inferior angle of the odontoid DOI: 10.1051/odfen/2010109