Pigmented villonodular synovitis associated with pathological fracture of the odontoid and atlantoaxial instability. Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 248-253

  Finn, Michael A ^a   Mccall, Todd D ^a   Schmidt, Meic H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; Odontoid; Pigmented villonodular synovitis

Indexed keywords

ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PARESTHESIA; PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINE INSTABILITY; SYMPTOM; SYNOVIUM;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODONTOID PROCESS; SYNOVITIS, PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34547691126     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/08/248     Document Type: Article

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