Seven cases of fusion of the anterior arch of the atlas to the dens have been described in the English literature. This anomaly alone is stable. A new case of this rare anomaly incidentally discovered in a patient examined for trauma is presented.
Congenital fusion of the anterior arch of the atlas demonstrated by computed tomography
β Scribed by A. Wackenheim
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3940
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β¦ Synopsis
The computed tomographie demonstration of congenital fusion of the anterior arch of the atlas with the axis is reported and compared with the normal anatomy.
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