Odontoideum bone or the mobile odontoid process is one of the rarest malformations of the cervico-occipital hinge. It exposes to the atlo-axial instability and to the risk of bulbo-medullary compression threatening then the vital and functional prognosis.
Odontoideum bone is a malformation of the cervico-occipital hinge. It results from a non-union of the center of ossification of the odontoid to the body of the axis. It exposes to the...
Introduction Odontoideum bone is a malformation of the cervico-occipital hinge. It results from a non-union of the center of ossification of the odontoid to the body of the axis. It exposes to the atlo-axial instability and to the vital risk of bulbo- medullary compression.