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Annulus
Anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)
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Basilar artery
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C1
C1-C2 articulation
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F

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H

Herniated disc
Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP)

I

Inflammation
Interspinous ligament
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors

L

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Lateral Masses of C1
Ligamentum flavum (Yellow ligament)
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M

Mechanical compression
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N

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O

Occipital condyle
Occipital-C1 articulation
Odontoid process (Dens)
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)

P

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S

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Syringomyelia
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Thoracolumbar junction
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U

Uncovertebral joints

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