Case of the Os Odontoideum separate Odontoid Process
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A Case of Os odontoideum in the Palaeopathological Record
Os odontoideum is an uncommon abnormality of the second cervical vertebra, the aetiology of which is contentious. Whether congenital or acquired, the condition often results in atlantoaxial instability and subsequent compression of cervical cord or vertebrobasilar vessels. The bioarchaeological study of a medieval sample from the Christian necropolis of Cacela Velha (Algarve, southern Portugal)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 1964
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.14.17