ABSTRACT: Odontoid fractures are potentially serious injuries due to their proximity to the medulla oblongata of the brainstem. Their management can be medical or surgical, depending on their ...

An 86-year-old man presented to the emergency department with fever, headache, nuchal rigidity, and restricted neck rotation that developed 2 weeks after tooth extractions. He had received cefcapene ...

The development of an algorithm for cervical imaging requires decisions about when and how to use specific imaging tests. Because the choice is often not clear, it is important to base the algorithm ...

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A woman was diagnosed with crowned dens syndrome, a rare condition that causes severe neck pain that can lead to spinal cord compression, which was triggered by periodontitis treatment. The case ...

ABSENCE of the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra has been reported infrequently since the original description by Roberts. 1 We have collected 19 cases ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Odds of a mortality event were 10% after hip fracture vs. 25% after odontoid fracture 2 years after initial ...

Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China Introduction: Odontoid incidence (OI) is an important parameter that has recently been ...

Retro-odontoid pseudotumors usually detected in CBCT scan among aged individuals with osteoarthritis suggests a study published in the Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology. They ...

Determine risk factors and failure rate of anterior odontoid screw fixation surgery. Anterior odontoid screw fixation (AOSF) stabilizes type II dens fractures while preserving cervical motion. Despite ...