Description
The superior articular surfaces are the smooth, concave, superomedially facing articular areas found along the upper aspects of each lateral mass of the atlas (first cervical vertebra). They articulate with the articular facets of occipital condyles, forming the atlantooccipital joints.
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Articular Surface
Osteochondral lesion refers to any lesion that involves the articular surface and the subchondral region of a joint, affecting both the cartilage and the bone.
