Split atlas in a patient with odontoid fracture.
We report the unusual association of a split atlas and an odontoid fracture in a case of a cervical trauma, thus mimicking a complex C1-C2 fracture. The normal embryology of C1 and the literature on this rare malformation are reviewed.
Bonneville
F
F
Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, 25000, Besançon, France. fabbonne1@hotmail.com
Jacamon
M
M
Runge
M
M
Jacquet
G
G
Bonneville
J-F
JF
D000328:Adult; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed