title: Odontoid process fracture in children: delayed diagnosis and successful conservative management with a halo cast. A report of two cases.
authors.affiliation: Shriners Hospitals for Children, 1645 West 8th Street, Erie, PA 16505, USA. jtavares@shrinenet.org
authors.forename: Joao O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Karl F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Frankovitch
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy