title: Odontoid synchondrosis fracture treated by c1-2 polyaxial screw-rod fixation.
abstract: The synchondrosis between the dens and the body of axis normally fuses between 5 and 7 years of age. Until this age, synchondrosis fractures can occur in children. Most synchondrosis fractures are conventionally treated by external immobilization alone. We report a 10-year-old child with odontoid synchondrosis fracture who was treated by C1 lateral mass and C2 pars screw rod fixation with a successful outcome and discuss the possible reasons for occurrence of odontoid synchondrosis fracture in this older child as well as the indications for surgery in this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India.
authors.forename: Natarajan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muthukumar
keywords: Axis; Cervical fusion; Odontoid fracture; Synchondrosis; Trauma