title: Odontoid fracture complicating Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease. Case report.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 31-year-old man with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia who suffered a traumatic odontoid fracture in an area of a preexisting bone lesion. Conservative treatment was successfully performed. Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease is discussed along with differential diagnoses and alternative methods of treatment.
authors.affiliation: 1 Service de Neurochirurgie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens Nord, Amiens, France. jojo.peltier@caramail.com
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peltier
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lefranc
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fichten
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cordonnier
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toussaint
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desenclos
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Gars
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed