Indian Journal of Medicine and Healthcare

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The transverse ligament of is a thick, strong band which arches across the ring of the atlas and retains the odontoid process in contact with the anterior arch. It is firmly attached on either side to a small tubercle on the medial surface of the lateral mass of atlas. We have reported in present study a dry skull with ossification of transverse ligament of atlas.

Keywords

Transverse Ligament of Atlas, Anterior Arch
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