Longitudinal bands of cruciform ligament
Fasciculi longitudinales ligamenti cruciformis
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Definition
The longitudinal bands are the superior part of the cruciate ligament, it forms a small fasciculus (crus superius), prolonged upward the odontoid process to the basilar part of the occipital bone.
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
