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F H Scola

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PubMed1981

Atlanto-axial instability in children with Down syndrome.

One hundred fifty-eight patients with Down syndrome underwent roentgenologic examinations of the cervical spine in neutral position, in hyperflexion, and in hyperextension. Fifteen children with Down syndrome were found to have a distance between the joint surfaces of 5 mm and more. The majority of these children were asymptomatic, one child displayed hyperactive deep tendon reflexes and two children were symptomatic and underwent surgery.

Adolescent↗
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Skeletal anomalies of the upper cervical spine in children with Down syndrome.

This study showed that a significantly greater number of children with Down syndrome (45 to 78) have cervical spine anomalies than an age- and sex-matched group of normal children (3 of 38). Moreover, children with Down syndrome who had atlantoaxial instability had an increased frequency of cervical spine anomalies (31 of 39) as compared with an age- and sex-matched group of children with this chromosome disorder who did not have atlantoaxial instability (14 of 39).

Adolescent↗