title: Laryngeal stridor due to odontoid peg subluxation.
abstract: This is a case of a 58-year-old woman who presented with progressive stridor due to immobile vocal cords. This was found to be due to cervical cord compression by an upwardly subluxed odontoid peg. Despite surgical intervention the outcome was fatal.
authors.affiliation: E.N.T. Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Brooker
mesh_terms: D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries*; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*