Jefferson fracture in a 2-year-old child.
Fractures of the atlas vertebra in the pediatric population are very rare, yet must be considered when evaluating a child with neck pain and torticollis. Plain radiographs and computerized tomography should be used in conjunction to confirm the diagnosis.
Routt
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Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, Seattle.
Green
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D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014103:Torticollis / Q000209:etiology; D014945:Wound Healing