Pediatric dens anatomy and its implications for fracture treatment: an anatomical and radiological study.
Jan ŠtulíkGábor GeriLucie SalavcováMichal BarnaPetr FojtíkOndřej NaňkaPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
During growth, there occur changes in PDAA that should be respected in evaluation of transformation of anterior into posterior angulation, as shown by imaging methods. Dens dimensions theoretically allow insertion of two 3.5 mm screws as early as from the age of 1 year.