title: Atlantoaxial dislocation in a patient with nonsyndromic symmetrical dwarfism: Report of a rare case.
abstract: Congenital anomalies of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) are complex developmental defects. We describe a patient with atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) and short stature whose morphopathologydid not fit into any of the previously described syndromic constellations. The patient underwent a reduction of the AAD followed by fixation with C1-C2 transarticular screws. Although numerous syndromes have been linked to both dwarfism and craniovertebral junction anomalies, this patient did not fit into any of these patterns. It is possible that this may be one of the many as yet unrecognized patterns of congenital anomalies.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Gorimedu, Pondicherry, India.
authors: Duvuru
authors: D
authors: Ram
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Gorimedu, Pondicherry, India.
authors: Venkatesh S
authors: VS
authors: Madhugiri
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Gorimedu, Pondicherry, India.
authors: V R
authors: VR
authors: Roopesh Kumar
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Gorimedu, Pondicherry, India.
authors: Reena
authors: R
authors: Gulati
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Gorimedu, Pondicherry, India.
authors: Gopalakrishnan M
authors: GM
authors: Sasidharan
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Gorimedu, Pondicherry, India.
authors: Sudheer Kumar
authors: SK
authors: Gundamaneni
keywords: Atlantoaxial dislocation; craniovertebral junction anomalies; dwarfism; short stature