[Traumatic odontoid synchodrotic slip in a 2-year old child].
We report a case of a two-and-a-half year-old child involved in a head-on motor vehicle accident, which is a typical mechanism of traumatic injury of the odontoid process in small children. The child was neurologically intact and the first X-ray was without signs of fractures. Two weeks later, X-ray revealed a 1 cm anterior luxation of the odontoid process. After closed reduction the child was treated conservatively with a Minerva jacket, which led to consolidation.
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Ortopaedkirurgisk og anaestesiologisk afdeling, Centralsygehuset i Esbjerg.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography