Segmentation defect in the midodontoid process and its possible relationship to the congenital type of os odontoideum.
This paper describes ten children with a developmental defect in the midportion of the odontoid process that may be related to congenital os odontoideum. Six of the patients had a skeletal dysplasia, the seventh had an associated congenital C5-C6 fusion, and the last three patients had no other congenital anomalies.
Currarino
Guido
G
Department of Radiology, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas 75219, USA.
D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002970:Cleavage Stage, Ovum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011859:Radiography