title: [Fracture of the odontoid process in primary myelopathy. Report of a case].
abstract: Fractures of the odontoid are reported to contribute in 15% to cervical spine fractures. The clinical findings range between no symptoms at all and sudden death. Neurological deficits are seen in 6 to 25% of these patients. The overall mortality in this group is 3 to 8%. Fractures of the odontoid process combined with primary myelopathy has been reported seldom. We describe a traumatic fracture of the odontoid process with primary myelopathy, the chosen therapy and the follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädische Chirurgie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mewe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Frank
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
vernacular_title: Densfraktur mit primärer Myelopathie. Fallbericht.