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The resulting accessory structure may affect due to its topographic conditions the V3-Segment of the vertebral artery and its accompanying nerves, and thus, play a role in diagnosis and therapy of vascular and\/or neurological symptoms of head and neck.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00276-024-03422-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]],"date-time":"2024-06-26T17:03:21Z","timestamp":1719421401000},"page":"1231-1235","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Osseous bridging of the condylar fossa: report of a rare anatomical variation at the outer skull base"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"46","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2101-0307","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael","family":"Wolf-Vollenbr\u00f6ker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8241-5351","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andreas","family":"Prescher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"3422_CR1","unstructured":"Albrecht P (1880) \u00dcber den Proatlas, einen zwischen dem Occipitale und dem Atlas der amnioten Wirbelthiere gelegenen Wirbel, und den Nervus spinalis I s. proatlanticus. 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