Ehler Danlos syndrome with cervical dislocation: An unusual case
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2008 Ehler-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is heritable connective tissue disorders with varied manifestations whose primary clinical features include soft, hyperextensible skin, dystrophic scarring, easy bruising, and joint hypermobility.
Neeraj Awasthy, Karam Chand
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A Rare Presentation of Os Odontoideum with Multiple Vertebral Fusion in Type III Klippel-Feil Syndrome (KFS) – A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 An abnormal atlas and axis with presence of os odontoideum and fusion of multiple vertebrae were noted in an intact skeleton, in the osteology museum of the Department of Anatomy of North Bengal Medical College, West Bengal, India.These multiple ...
Shabana Begum +3 more
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Double-level myelopathy due to atlantoaxial dislocation (os odontoideum) and subaxial cervical spondylosis with angular kyphosis. [PDF]
Surg Neurol Int, 2020 Background: The surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) attributed to os odontoideum (OO with atlantoaxial instability atlantoaxial instability) and subaxial kyphosis together pose significant surgical challenges.
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Comparison of Cervical Alignment and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Os Odontoideum versus Non-Os Odontoideum after Atlantoaxial Fixation. [PDF]
Korean J Spine, 2017 Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of atlantoaxial fixation on cervical alignment and clinical outcomes in patients with os odontoideum (OO) versus non-os odontoideum (non-OO).
Yudoyono F, Kang J, Ha Y.
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The endoscopic transnasal approach to the lesions of the craniocervical junction: two case reports [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2023 The endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) has recently been considered a safer alternative and less invasive approach than the traditional transoral approach because the complications associated with the latter are ...
Baraa Dabboucy +3 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundTo investigate the effect of posterior atlantoaxial screw fixation for the treatment of atlantoaxial dislocation in children with Down syndrome (DS).MethodsChildren diagnosed with DS who underwent posterior atlantoaxial screw fixation or ...
Chengxin Li +5 more
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, 2011 A previously healthy 2-year-old girl sustained a C1–2 ligamentous injury after a motor vehicle accident and underwent successful halo immobilization, with postimmobilization images showing good cervical alignment.
Kevin S. Cahill +2 more
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Os odontoideum in wolcott-rallison syndrome:a case series of 4 patients [PDF]
, 2016 Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome is the commonest cause of neonatal diabetes in consanguineous families. It is associated with liver dysfunction, epiphyseal dysplasia, and developmental delay.
Dias, Renuka +15 more
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C1–2 instability from os odontoideum mimicking intramedullary spinal cord tumor
, 2011 Os odontoideum is a common cause of atlantoaxial instability in the pediatric population. The authors present the cases of 2 patients whose initial clinical presentation and MR imaging findings were suggestive of an intramedullary neoplasm, but whose ...
Neil A. Feldstein +2 more
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The Rare Anomaly That Can Be Confused With Fracture: Os Odontoideum
, 2020 Os odontoideum is a rare anomaly of the second cervical vertebra. The odontoid process is separated by a wide gap from the vertebral body in this anomaly.
Fahri Aydin +10 more
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