Occipital Bone

"Occipital Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Part of the back and base of the CRANIUM that encloses the FORAMEN MAGNUM.

Descriptor ID	D009777
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.232.781.572
Concept/Terms	Occipital Bone Occipital Bone Bone, Occipital Bones, Occipital Occipital Bones Basilar Bone Basilar Bone Basilar Bones Bone, Basilar Bones, Basilar

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Occipital Bone".

Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Skull [A02.835.232.781]
Occipital Bone [A02.835.232.781.572]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Occipital Bone".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Occipital Bone".

Occipital Bone
Foramen Magnum

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2010	3	0	3
2011	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2022	1	0	1
2024	1	1	2

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Wu M, Vossough A, Massenburg BB, Romeo DJ, Ng JJ, Napoli JA, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. Mystery of the Muenke midface: spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion and craniofacial skeletal patterns. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 11; 40(11):3683-3691.

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Eremiev A, Kurland DB, Cheung ATM, Cook D, Dastagirzada Y, Harter DH, Rodriguez-Olaverri J, Brockmeyer D, Pahys JM, Hedequist D, Oetgen M, Samdani AF, Anderson RCE. Association between structural rib autograft and the rate of arthrodesis in children undergoing occiput-C2 instrumentation and fusion. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 06 01; 33(6):583-590.

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Smith WL, Pekala PA, Iwanaga J, Loukas M, Dumont AS, Walocha J, Tubbs RS. The Forgotten Intermediate Condylar Canal: Anatomic Study with Application to Skull Base Surgery. World Neurosurg. 2022 05; 161:e75-e79.

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Janjua MB, Hwang SW, Samdani AF, Pahys JM, Baaj AA, H?rtl R, Greenfield JP. Instrumented arthrodesis for non-traumatic craniocervical instability in very young children. Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 01; 35(1):97-106.

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Sitoula P, Mackenzie WG, Shah SA, Thacker M, Ditro C, Holmes L, Campbell JW, Rogers KJ. Occipitocervical fusion in skeletal dysplasia: a new surgical technique. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Jul 01; 39(15):E912-8.

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Silberstein SD, Dodick DW, Saper J, Huh B, Slavin KV, Sharan A, Reed K, Narouze S, Mogilner A, Goldstein J, Trentman T, Vaisman J, Vaisma J, Ordia J, Weber P, Deer T, Levy R, Diaz RL, Washburn SN, Mekhail N. Safety and efficacy of peripheral nerve stimulation of the occipital nerves for the management of chronic migraine: results from a randomized, multicenter, double-blinded, controlled study. Cephalalgia. 2012 Dec; 32(16):1165-79.

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Denaro V, Di Martino A. Cervical spine surgery: an historical perspective. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Mar; 469(3):639-48.

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Winegar CD, Lawrence JP, Friel BC, Fernandez C, Hong J, Maltenfort M, Anderson PA, Vaccaro AR. A systematic review of occipital cervical fusion: techniques and outcomes. J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Jul; 13(1):5-16.

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Singh H, Harrop J, Schiffmacher P, Rosen M, Evans J. Ventral surgical approaches to craniovertebral junction chordomas. Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar; 66(3 Suppl):96-103.

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Choudhary AK, Jha B, Boal DK, Dias M. Occipital sutures and its variations: the value of 3D-CT and how to differentiate it from fractures using 3D-CT? Surg Radiol Anat. 2010 Nov; 32(9):807-16.

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