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- Title
Fracture of the Atlas through a Synchondrosis of Anterior Arch.
- Authors
Turk, Gamze; Kabakus, Ismail M.; Akpinar, Erhan
- Abstract
Cervical fractures are rare in paediatric population. In younger children, cervical fractures usually occur above the level of C4; whereas in older population, fractures or dislocations more commonly involve the lower cervical spine. Greater elasticity of intervertebral ligaments and also the spinal vertebrae explains why cervical fractures in paediatric ages are rare. The injury usually results from a symmetric or asymmetric axial loading. In paediatric cases, most fractures occur through the synchondroses which are the weakest links of the atlas. The prognosis depends on the severity of the spinal cord injury. In this case, we presented an anterior fracture in synchondrosis of atlas after falling on head treated with cervical collar. There was no neurologic deficit for the following 2 years.
- Subjects
ATLAS vertebra injuries; CERVIX uteri; BONE fractures; JOINT dislocations; ELASTICITY (Physiology); SPINAL cord injuries; TRAUMA severity indices; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
Case Reports in Radiology, 2013, p1
- ISSN
2090-6862
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2013/934135