title: Diagnosis and treatment of an odontoid fracture in a patient with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: case report.
abstract: Fibrous dysplasia of the cervical spine is rare. No prior reports have discussed odontoid fractures in the setting of fibrous dysplasia. We describe a 26-year-old man who suffered a traumatic odontoid fracture in an area of preexisting fibrous dysplasia. The patient was treated conservatively in a sterno-occipito-mandibular immobilizer brace with a good result. A review of fibrous dysplasia is presented. Alternative methods of diagnosis and treatment options in our patient are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego Medical Center.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Stompro
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Alksne
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Press
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000293:injuries*; D001915:Braces; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000150:complications*; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014945:Wound Healing