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Tuberculosis of the arch of the atlas. Case report
1Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Spine
|July 1, 1987
Abstract:
This rare case of tuberculosis of the arch of atlas illustrates the potential difficulties in making a clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis of the upper cervical spine. Plain roentgenograms may not demonstrate an early lesion of the neural arch, and CT is a valuable adjunct. The use of a halo vest proved a successful alternative to operation in conferring stability to the spine during healing.