Unilateral dysplasia of the superior articular facet of the axis: a case report.
A child with unilateral dysplasia of the superior articular facet of the axis is described. This congenital anomaly, due to incomplete ossification, may be a cause of torticollis, although no signs of instability were noted.
Steinberg
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Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Rockach Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
Reider
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Barak
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Khermosh
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Wientroub
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D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D001915:Braces; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed