“…(1-5) This prevalence occurs because of specific anatomic characteristics of childhood, such as disproportion between head-neck, underdeveloped cervical musculature, laxity of the joint capsule, ligament elasticity and horizontal shape of the articular facets between atlas and axis vertebrae. (3-7) This condition can occur due to inflammation/infection (2,6,7) or trauma, (1,2,4,6) or because of neurogenic or idiopathic origin. (2)
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