Osseous anomalies of the craniovertebral junction: a case report.
The authors describe the principal anomalies of the craniovertebral junction with particular reference to atlantooccipital fusion. They discuss the case of a female patient with pain and cervical contracture in whom a paracondylar process was revealed. Unless trauma brings it out, this abnormality can go unnoticed. CT scan is the only examination useful for diagnosis.
Bertini
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Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Civile, Alessandria.
Celenza
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Orsi
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Porrati
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Rolandi
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D000293:Adolescent; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed