Posterior arch bifocal fracture of the atlas vertebra: a variant of Jefferson fracture.
Fracture of the atlas vertebra is rare in children. We report two paediatric cases of bifocal pedicular fracture of the posterior arch of C1. Evaluation was performed by nonenhanced computed tomography scan, which successively confirmed both diagnosis and healing. In both cases, nonoperative management was successful.
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Clinique Chirurgicale Infantile, Hĵpital d'Enfants, C.H.U. de Rouen, France.
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Lechevallier
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