title: Rotatory atlantoaxial subluxation following pharyngoplasty.
abstract: Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation often presents in childhood as a stiff, painful neck with associated torticollis. It can occur spontaneously following minor trauma or an inflammatory process in the cervical tissues. Failure to recognise the condition may result in a fixed rotatory subluxation which can be difficult to treat. The authors report on two cases of atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation which occurred following pharyngoplasty and discuss the clinical presentation and management of these cases. The literature on this subject is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Plastic Surgery, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Eadie
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Fogarty
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D014103:Torticollis / Q000209:etiology