Os odontoideum anomaly mimicking cervical fracture in a patient with maxillofacial trauma [PDF]
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 2022 A rare anatomic anomaly of the second cervical vertebra involving the odontoid process was first described in 1863 in a post-mortem specimen and then was called “Os Odontoideum” (OO) by Giacomini that coined this term in 1886.
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Atlantoaxial Subluxation Associated with Os Odontoideum Fused to the Anterior Arch of the Atlas: A Case Report [PDF]
Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2022 Tatsuhiko Fujiwara +4 more
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Brown-Sequard syndrome caused by hyperextension in a patient with atlantoaxial subluxation due to an os odontoideum [PDF]
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2018 Brown-Sequard syndrome is an uncommon complication of atlantoaxial arthrodesis. A 50-year-old female visited our emergency department after falling from a ladder. Radiologic evaluations revealed chronic C1-2 instability with acute spinal cord injury. The
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Os odontoideum: case report Os odontoideum: reporte de caso Os odontoideum: relato de caso
Coluna/Columna, 2012 OBJECTIVE: To report the difficulties in managing a case of os odontoideum. METHODS: Female patient, 12 years old who developed a quadiparesis after minor cervical trauma in October 2005.
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Challenges of Transarticular Screw Fixation in Young Children: Report of Surgical Treatment of a 5-Year-Old Patient's Unstable Os-Odontoideum [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2016 Surgical procedures for atlantoaxial (C1–C2) fusion in young children are relatively uncommon. The purpose of this study was to report on a surgical treatment for a case of atlantoaxial instability caused by os-odontoideum in association with ...
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Os Odontoideum in Children. [PDF]
J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 2020 Os odontoideum is a rare entity of the second cervical vertebra, characterized by a circumferentially corticated ossicle separated from the body of C2. The ossicle is a distinct entity from an odontoid fracture or a persistent ossiculum terminale. The diagnosis may be made incidentally on imaging obtained for the workup of neck pain or neurologic signs
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Journal of Neurosurgery, 1989 ✓ A familial asymptomatic os odontoideum with a Klippel-Feil type II fusion of C-2 and C-3 is reported. The pattern of inheritance within this family is consistent with that of autosomal dominance. The index case, a 16-year-old boy, was studied with plain cervical spine x-ray films, lateral cervical tomography in flexion and extension, fluoroscopic ...
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Transtubular Transoral Approach for Irreducible Ventral Craniovertebral Junction Compressive Pathologies: Surgical Technique and Outcome [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2023 Introduction: To investigate the use of a tubular retractor to provide access to the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) sparing the soft palate with the aim of reducing complications associated with traditional transoral approach but yet allowing adequate ...
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Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2016 A 24-year-old male Marine presented to a direct-access physical therapy clinic with a chief complaint of bilateral hand paresthesia secondary to a parachuting accident when his neck was forced into lateral flexion. Due to the positive neurologic findings and history of trauma, the physical therapist ordered cervical spine imaging. The odontoid was not
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