title: Fracture of the atlas through a synchondrosis of the anterior arch complicated by atlantoaxial rotatory fixation in a four-year-old child.
abstract: Fracture of the atlas is rare in children. We report a case of fracture of the atlas through a synchondrosis of the anterior arch complicated by atlantoaxial rotatory fixation in a four-year-old girl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kofu National Hospital, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8533, Japan. tmhagino@amber.plala.or.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hagino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ochiai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tonotsuka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012399:Rotation; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods