Ossification of the posterior atlantoaxial membrane associated with an os odontoideum: a case report.

نویسندگان

  • Junichi Ohya
  • Hirotaka Chikuda
  • Shurei Sugita
  • Takashi Ono
  • Yasushi Oshima
  • Katsushi Takeshita
  • Hiroshi Kawaguchi
  • Kozo Nakamura
چکیده

We report a case of ossification of the posterior atlantoaxial membrane associated with an os odontoideum in a 46-year-old woman. She developed myelopathy following a minor motor vehicle accident. The patient underwent posterior atlantoaxial arthrodesis and resection of the ossified lesion and recovered uneventfully. Long-standing atlantoaxial instability might have played a role in ectopic ossification of the posterior atlantoaxial membrane.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of orthopaedic surgery

دوره 19 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011