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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 209-211 |
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A report of two cases of familial occipitalization of the atlas in a father and his daughter
Shaveen Jayalathge, Lauren Tollefson, David Mackenzie, Siddharth Patel
Department of Chiropractic D'Youville College, Buffalo, New York, USA
Correspondence Address:
Shaveen Jayalathge
D'Youville College, Buffalo, New York
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_4_21
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Occipitalization of the atlas (OA) (atlantooccipital assimilation) is a rare congenital anomaly that results in fusion of the C0-C1 complex. Here, we report the two cases of familial OA occurring in a father and his daughter and describe the pathologic features of this rare developmental anomaly. A 70-year-old father and his 30-year-old daughter seeking conservative care for musculoskeletal complaints presented to a chiropractic clinic. Radiographs of the cervical spine demonstrated OA. This represents a novel example of this anomaly in two patients with a direct familial relationship.
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