DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i06.013

Pages: 280-282

Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation is a rare etiology of torticollis in the pediatric age that is frequently misdiagnosed or late-diagnosed. Subluxation maintained after 3 to 4 weeks causes bony erosion of the facets and ligament changes that make its correction complex and difficult by non-surgical methods, worsening the prognosis, making is paramount a correct and timely diagnosis of this rare entity. We present a case of a late-diagnosed atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation that was successfully treated by non-surgical methods.