Developmental succession in the pediatric patient requires special consideration in post-traumatic assessment. An understanding of the sequential development of this region and common patterns of injury can provide an accurate initial assessment before proceeding to further management and prognostic evaluation. Primarily, this article focuses on the synchondrosal development of C2 and its role in the craniocervical junction, as well as its common patterns of injury. This article presents two sample cases and offers a review of treatment options with added prognostic factors.
Keywords: axis fracture; cervical trauma; craniocervical junction; magnetic resonance imaging; synchondrosis.
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