Section of the odontoid process by a shortened transverse ligament (a possible etiology for the mobile odontoid).
The authors propose a theory concerning the pathogeny of the mobile odontoid. They believe that this malformation could result from abnormal shortness of the transverse ligament of the atlas.
D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000002:abnormalities*