Operative stabilization of the remaining mobile segment in ankylosed cervical spine in systemic onset - juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A case report

Figure 1 Plain X-rays at the age of 12 of cervical spine showed loss of lordosis and posterior fusion from C2 to C6 joints.

Figure 2 Bending films on admission showed spontaneous apophyseal joint fusion from the occipital condyle to C6 and from C7 to Th2 with marked instability between C6 and C7.

Figure 3 Post-operative plain X-rays.

Figure 4 Post-operative scan; showing restored sagittal alignment.