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Split atlas in a patient with odontoid fracture

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We report the unusual association of a split atlas and an odontoid fracture in a case of a cervical trauma, thus mimicking a complex C1–C2 fracture. The normal embryology of C1 and the literature on this rare malformation are reviewed.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, 25000, Besançon, France

    F. Bonneville, M. Jacamon, M. Runge & J.-F. Bonneville

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France

    G. Jacquet

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Bonneville, F., Jacamon, M., Runge, M. et al. Split atlas in a patient with odontoid fracture. Neuroradiology 46, 450–452 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-004-1189-z

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