Dens fracture or odontoid bone
International Journal of Anatomical Variations , cilt.7, ss.14-16, 2014 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
- Cilt numarası: 7
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Anatomical Variations
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: EBSCO Education Source
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.14-16
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In this report, the authors describe a case of a 3-year-old boy with odontoid bone diagnosed after
trauma. The patient presented with pain following a fall from 3 meters height. Cervical CT images
revealed an odontoid bone. The odontoid bone and body of axis had continuous intact periosteum.
The regional anatomy and etiology of os odontoideum are discussed here.