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The upper cervical spine comprises the first and second cervical vertebrae. These osseous parts are connected to each other and to the skull by an articular complex having three axes and three degrees of freedom.
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Dirheimer, Y. (1977). Mechanics of the Joints. In: The Craniovertebral Region in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66605-6_6
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