We report a case of atlantoaxial vertical subluxation with mandibular micrognathia associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The patient was treated by odontoidectomy via the transoral approach and required a sagittal split mandibular osteotomy because of the mandibular micrognathia. The clinical outcome was excellent.
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