C1-C2 block vertebra with fusion of anterior arch of atlas and the odontoid.
A rare case of atlanto-axial block vertebra and fusion of anterior arch with the dens, with instability at the atlanto-occipital joint, is reported. The literature is briefly reviewed.
Gupta
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Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Phadke
R V
RV
Jain
V K
VK
D000328:Adult; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011859:Radiography