Open AccessAtlantoaxial dislocation in a patient with nonsyndromic symmetrical dwarfism: Report of a rare case
Author(s) -
Duvuru Ram,
Venkatesh S Madhugiri,
Vimal Kumar,
Reena Gulati,
Gopalakrishnan M Sasidharan,
Sudheer Kumar Gundamaneni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.151598
Subject(s) - medicine , dwarfism , short stature , cervical spine , fixation (population genetics) , craniosynostoses , achondroplasia , dislocation , surgery , craniosynostosis , pediatrics , population , biochemistry , chemistry , materials science , environmental health , composite material , gene
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.