J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1976 Jun;11(2):281-285. 10.4055/jkoa.1976.11.2.281.

Congenital Agenesis of Odonteid Process: A Case Report

• Kim YM
• Hong CY
• Han SH

• KMID: 2461340
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1976.11.2.281

Abstract

Anomalous development of the odonteid precess is an uncommon clinical occurence that can seriously impair the integrity af the atlantoaxial articulation. Absence of the odontoid process may be either congenital or acquired, but clinically the etiology is of little importance as the clinical signs and symptoms and the treatment are identical in both. We experienced a case of congenital absence of the odontoid process and good result was obtained from the posterior atlantoaxial fusion with hale-cast.

MeSH Terms

Odontoid Process