J Korean Fract Soc.
2006 Jul;19(3):378-380. 10.12671/jkfs.2006.19.3.378.
Malunion of the Odontoid Process Developing Cervical Myelopathy: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. sbkim@kyuh.co.kr
- KMID: 2063881
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2006.19.3.378
Abstract
- Late-onset progressive myelopathy, years after odontoid fracture, is considered a rarity. Undiagnosed or untreated odontoid fractures may develop into nonunion or malunion, thereby leading to secondary delayed cervical myelopathy. We present a case of a 50-year-old man with malunion of odontoid fracture. We had a good result following one-staged posterior decompression and occipito-cervical fusion.
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