Emad M. Babateen

Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation in a pediatric patient with osteopetrosis following minor trauma: illustrative case

BACKGROUND Osteopetrosis is a rare skeletal dysplasia characterized by impaired osteoclastic bone resorption, leading to dense but brittle bones prone to pathological fractures. Although fractures in the appendicular skeleton are well described, cervical spine involvement, particularly atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation...