Unusual finding of the craniocervical junction

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 at...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2005-09, Vol.18 (6), p.449-451
Hauptverfasser:	Tubbs, R. Shane, Tyler-Kabara, Elizabeth C., Salter, E. George, Oakes, W. Jerry
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	anatomy Cervical Vertebrae - abnormalities Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Child fusion Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional Male neck Neck - diagnostic imaging Neck - pathology Synostosis - diagnostic imaging Synostosis - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0897-3806 1098-2353
DOI:	10.1002/ca.20138