Spine · 1980 · 38 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryCongenital NeurosurgeryPediatric Oral SurgeryPediatric OrthopaedicsAtlantoaxial InjuryPediatric Orthopedic TraumaSpinal Cord InjurySpinal TraumaVertebral FracturesAtlanto-axial InjuryAtlantoaxial SubluxationCervical Spondylotic MyelopathyPediatric Atlantoaxial InjuryPediatric Spinal TraumaTraumatic Cervical MyelopathyTraumatic DislocationTraumatic Joint Dislocation
The pathogenesis of os odontoideum is still a subject of debate. The authors encountered two infants who had traumatic atlantoaxial dislocation and in whom os odontoideum later developed. One of the infants died of tardive cervical myelopathy secondary to cord compression. The authors present their concept that postnatal development of this abnormality results from fracture of the odontoid.