title: Complete bipartition of the atlas in the Klippel-Feil syndrome. A radiologically illustrated case report.
abstract: A patient with the Klippel-Feil syndrome is described who presented with pain in the neck after a trauma. No fractures were found. Instead, a midline cleft in both the anterior and posterior atlantic arches was found which represents an extremely rare congenital anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed