title: Occipitocervical fusion for reduction of traumatic periodontoid hypertrophic cicatrix. Case report.
abstract: Periodontoid hypertrophic cicatrix resulting from trauma, as demonstrated by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, is essentially the same as that seen in rheumatoid arthritis. Recent reports suggest that, in rheumatoid arthritis, occipitocervical fusion without transoral decompression of the pannus is adequate for resolution of this anterior lesion. A case of traumatic periodontoid cicatrix is presented in which posterior fusion resulted in reduction of the anterior mass lesion, clearly demonstrated by MR imaging. The etiology of periodontoid hypertrophic scarring, both traumatic and rheumatoid, is discussed in light of MR findings, and treatment implications are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Lansen
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kasoff
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tenner
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015576:Hyperostosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications