Roi T, Lavarde G
Service d'Orthopédie et Traumatologie, Centre Hospitalier, Poissy.
J Chir (Paris). 1988 Feb;125(2):81-5.
An odontoid bone was detected in an adult patient after injury to neck, with secondary appearance of disorders related to C1-C2 instability that disappeared after posterior C1-C2 arthrodesis. The odontoid bone is a rare anomaly of debatable origin. Current pathogenicity theories are discussed.
