title: Displaced fracture in a hemangiomatous odontoid.
abstract: Vertebral hemangioma is a common and usually benign lesion encountered on routine radiographic studies. We report the unusual case of a woman who sustained a displaced fracture of a hemangiomatous odontoid after minimal trauma. Good healing was accomplished with external halo bracing alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Puccioni
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Hellbusch
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed