title: Unilateral dysplasia of the superior articular facet of the axis: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Rockach Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Reider
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barak
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Khermosh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wientroub
mesh_terms: 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