title: Pseudosubluxation of C2-C3 in childhood: a frequent clinico-radiological diagnostic error.
abstract: Although serious cervical injuries in pediatric patients are very infrequent, the may occur occasionally as a result of a strong blow to the head. Clinical records and radiological pictures, and in some cases computer tomography, help to provide the correct diagnosis. During childhood there are several normal radiological variants that may be interpreted as pathological findings, of which pseudosubluxation C2-C3 is the most frequent. We present two such cases and discuss the clinical and radiological criteria for the differential diagnosis between normal variants and injuries to the cervical spine in pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Infantil Valle de Hebrón, Barcelona.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goñi Orayen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez Martínez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martín Martínez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asensio Llorente
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Peiro Ibáñez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Diego Suárez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Pseudosubluxación C2-C3 en la infancia: un error frecuente de diagnóstico clínico-radiológico.