ObjectiveTo study the applied anatomy of cervical vertigo due to occipital-cervical soft tissue injury and the approach of operation with knife needle. MethodsThe occipital-cervical region（20 sides）of adult cadavers were dissected to observe the morphology and origins and terminations of the major superficial and deep muscles of occipital-cervical region, the vertebral artery course and the composition and content of the suboccipital triangle, besides, the inner diameter of the transverse foramen were compared with the external diameter of the vertebral artery entering the transverse foramen of C6 in the adult isolated cervical vertebrae specimen. ResultsThe transverse and sagittal diameters of the transverse foramen were significantly larger than the external diameter of the vertebral artery entering the transverse foramen of C6. For the vertebral artery, the left inner diameter and angle of each physiological curvature were equal to right inner diameter and angle respectively. ConclusionCervical vertigo is usually caused by occipital-cervical soft tissue injury, and is aggravated by changes in the tension of the occipital-cervical muscle group due to various head and neck motion. A rational approach of operation with knife needles is designed and the common precautions during the operation are proposed for clinical reference and application accordingly.

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