Occipito-Cervical Instability in Down’s Syndrome. Case Report
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The atlanto-axial instability is an increase of mobility of C2 respected to C1, it is more frequent in Down’s syndrome patients than in general population [2]. This association was first reported in 1961 [3] almost 100 years after Down syndrome was described. Although several cases of Atlanto-Axial Instability (AAI) were reported, only in 1983 through Paralympics games for Down syndrome players how suffered AAI was forbidden sports which required cervical spine effort [4].
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تاریخ انتشار 2016