Os odontoideum: A significant radiographic finding

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 803-807

  Choit, Rachel L ^a   Jamieson, Douglas H ^a   Reilly, Christopher W ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; Odontoid process; Os odontoideum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLIVUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODONTOID PROCESS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 23644443798     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-1448-0     Document Type: Article

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