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Unusual finding of the craniocervical junction
Author(s) -
Tubbs R. Shane,
TylerKabara Elizabeth C.,
Salter E. George,
Oakes W. Jerry
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.20138
Subject(s) - medicine , atlas (anatomy) , cervical spine , anatomy , cervical vertebrae , head and neck , odontoid process , spinous process , lateral mass , neck pain , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
The authors report a rare anomaly of the upper cervical spine. After an automobile accident, an 8‐year‐old child underwent CT of the head. Imaging showed a bony anomaly of the neck that was further imaged with thin cuts through the atlas and axis. This demonstrated an unfused anterior arch of the atlas and fusion of the odontoid process to the anterior arch of the atlas. Neurologically, the child is normal with no decreased range of motion about the cervical spine. After a review of the literature, this seems to be only the sixth reported case. Clin. Anat. 18:449–451, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.