Computed Tomography in Infantile Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation
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Three-dimensional CT was used to examine the atlantoaxialjoint ofa nine-year-old girl who presented with fixed rotation of the head 3.5 months after an apparently spontaneous acute torticollis. The method provided clear, anatomical images to show the site, extent and direction of the type-I rotatory fixation (Fielding and Hawkins 1977). The 3-D reconstructions helped to guide manipulation which was successful in this late case.
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