title: Mid-line clefts of the atlas: a diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: Congenital clefts and other developmental anomalies of the atlas vertebra are rarely encountered. They are incidental findings discovered while investigating the cervical spine following trauma. Differentiation of developmental variants of the atlas from the burst fracture of Jefferson is essential to prevent unnecessary medical intervention.
authors.affiliation: The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit and Department of Neuroradiology, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Prempe
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed