The microarchitecture of the axis as the predisposing factor for fracture of the base of the odontoid process. A histomorphometric analysis of twenty-two autopsy specimens.

Abstract
The axis from twenty-two cadavera was removed at autopsy and was sectioned in the sagittal plane to a thickness of one millimeter with use of a surface-stained block-grinding technique. Combined two and three-dimensional analysis included an evaluation of the volume of the trabecular bone, t