Fig. 2From: Imaging the spine in arthritis—a pictorial reviewLateral and rotatory atlanto-axial subluxation. AP open-mouth view in a 53-year-old man with RA. There is narrowing of the atlanto-axial joints with superficial erosions (black arrow) and lateral displacement of the axis with respect to the lateral masses of the atlas (white arrow); in addition signs indicating rotatory displacement with asymmetry of the distance between the dens and the lateral masses of the atlasBack to article page