| Literature DB >> 11926422 |
R C Prempe1, J C Gibson, J J Bhattacharya.
Abstract
Congenital clefts and other developmental anomalies of the atlas vertebra are rarely encountered. They are incidental findings discovered while investigating the cervical spine following trauma. Differentiation of developmental variants of the atlas from the burst fracture of Jefferson is essential to prevent unnecessary medical intervention.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11926422 DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101230
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Spinal Cord ISSN: 1362-4393 Impact factor: 2.772