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The axis has multiple ossification centers. The summit or tip of the dens ossification centre appears between 2 and 6 years and fuses with the main odontoid mass between 11 and 12 years. The synchondrosis between the dens and body disappears between 3 and 7 years.

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  1. Department of Radiology Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand Schnetler Corbett and Partners, Cape Town, South Africa

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Andronikou, S. (2012). Paediatric Musculoskeletal System. In: Andronikou, S. (eds) See Right Through Me. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23893-2_34

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