title: Posttraumatic atlantoaxial rotatory fixation.
abstract: Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation is a rare entity occurring during childhood following trauma. A case of an 8-year-old girl with atlantoaxial rotatory fixation is described. Diagnosis was confirmed by computerized tomography, and the patient was treated by C1-C2 posterior fusion.
mesh_terms: D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion