Duplicated odontoid process: plain radiographic and CT appearance of a rare congenital anomaly of the cervical spine.
We describe a duplication of the odontoid process in a 6-year-old patient that included a partially fused midline ossicle on the anterior arch of C-1, fusion of the anterior lip of the foramen magnum and the arch of C-1, and an incomplete bony posterior arch of C-1.
Garant
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Department of Medical Imaging, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
Oudjhane
K
K
Sinsky
A
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O'Gorman
A M
AM
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D019416:Head Movements / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed