Fracture of the atlas through a synchondrosis of the anterior arch complicated by atlantoaxial rotatory fixation in a four-year-old child.
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.
Hagino
T
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kofu National Hospital, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8533, Japan. tmhagino@amber.plala.or.jp
Ochiai
S
S
Tonotsuka
H
H
Tokai
M
M
Senga
S
S
Hamada
Y
Y
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