Median atlantoaxial joint

[TA] a pivot synovial joint between the dens of the axis and the ring formed by the anterior arch and the transverse ligament of the atlas. SYN: articulatio atlantoaxialis mediana [TA], Cruveilhier joint, middle atlantoepistrophic joint.

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