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CASE REPORT
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 9  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 132-134

Ossiculum odontoideum


1 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria; Polyclinic Bonanlo, Douala, Cameroon
2 Department of Surgery, Neuro Surgical Unit, University of Douala; Polyclinic Bonanlo, Douala, Cameroon
3 Department of Surgery, Neuro Surgical Unit, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Teaching Hospital, Awka, Nigeria

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F U Uduma
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria, Polyclinic Bonanlo, Douala, Cameroon

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DOI: 10.4103/9783-1230.144777

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Ossiculum (Os) odontoideum (OD) is a round or oval well corticated ossicle separated by a gap from the base of the dens of the axis vertebra. It is considered as a congenital or acquired condition. It could also be orthotropic or dystopic. We present an uncommon case of a 20-year-old male with OD and neck pain. Known complications of OD such as atlanto-axial instability, degenerative changes, spinal stenosis, and focal myelomalacia are also discussed.


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