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Abnormal odontoid tissue morphology

MedGen UID:
893122
•Concept ID:
C4073258
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of hard tissues of teeth; Abnormality of odontoid tissue; Abnormality of tooth hard tissue
 
HPO: HP:3000050

Definition

An abnormality of an odontoid tissue. [from HPO]

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A morphometric assessment of type I Chiari malformation above the McRae line: A retrospective case-control study in 302 adult female subjects.
Houston JR, Eppelheimer MS, Pahlavian SH, Biswas D, Urbizu A, Martin BA, Bapuraj JR, Luciano M, Allen PA, Loth F
J Neuroradiol 2018 Feb;45(1):23-31. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.neurad.2017.06.006. PMID: 28826656
Review of cervical spine anomalies in genetic syndromes.
McKay SD, Al-Omari A, Tomlinson LA, Dormans JP
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012 Mar 1;37(5):E269-77. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31823b3ded. PMID: 22045003
Cervical fixation in the pediatric patient: our experience.
Crostelli M, Mariani M, Mazza O, Ascani E
Eur Spine J 2009 Jun;18 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):20-8. Epub 2009 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s00586-009-0980-2. PMID: 19404690Free PMC Article
Correction of odontoid dysplasia following bone-marrow transplantation and engraftment (in Hurler syndrome MPS 1H).
Hite SH, Peters C, Krivit W
Pediatr Radiol 2000 Jul;30(7):464-70. doi: 10.1007/s002470000210. PMID: 10929365
Ventral brain stem compression in pediatric and young adult patients with Chiari I malformations.
Grabb PA, Mapstone TB, Oakes WJ
Neurosurgery 1999 Mar;44(3):520-7; discussion 527-8. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199903000-00050. PMID: 10069589

Diagnosis

Review of cervical spine anomalies in genetic syndromes.
McKay SD, Al-Omari A, Tomlinson LA, Dormans JP
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012 Mar 1;37(5):E269-77. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31823b3ded. PMID: 22045003
A large retro-odontoid cystic mass caused by transverse ligament degeneration with atlantoaxial subluxation leading to granuloma formation and chronic recurrent microbleeding case report.
Takeuchi M, Yasuda M, Takahashi E, Funai M, Joko M, Takayasu M
Spine J 2011 Dec;11(12):1152-6. Epub 2011 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.11.007. PMID: 22177924
Dimensions of the craniocervical junction in longitudinal analysis of normal growth.
Arponen H, Evälahti M, Waltimo-Sirén J
Childs Nerv Syst 2010 Jun;26(6):763-9. Epub 2009 Dec 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-009-1058-5. PMID: 20012058
Ventral brain stem compression in pediatric and young adult patients with Chiari I malformations.
Grabb PA, Mapstone TB, Oakes WJ
Neurosurgery 1999 Mar;44(3):520-7; discussion 527-8. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199903000-00050. PMID: 10069589
Fractures and dislocations of the cervical spine in children.
Sherk HH, Schut L, Lane JM
Orthop Clin North Am 1976 Jul;7(3):593-604. PMID: 958685

Therapy

Medicolegal perspective: interpretation of pretreatment orthodontic radiographs.
Abdel-Kader HM
World J Orthod 2008 Spring;9(1):14-20. PMID: 18426100
Whiplash-associated disorders impairment rating: neck disability index score according to severity of MRI findings of ligaments and membranes in the upper cervical spine.
Kaale BR, Krakenes J, Albrektsen G, Wester K
J Neurotrauma 2005 Apr;22(4):466-75. doi: 10.1089/neu.2005.22.466. PMID: 15853463
Tuberculosis of the axis in a patient with systemic sarcoidosis: technique of posterior open biopsy of the dens: case report.
Belanger E, Levi AD
Neurosurgery 2000 Oct;47(4):969-72. doi: 10.1097/00006123-200010000-00036. PMID: 11014439
Neurological deterioration after posterior wiring of the cervical spine.
Lundy DW, Murray HH
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1997 Nov;79(6):948-51. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.79b6.7923. PMID: 9393909

Prognosis

Fatal atlantoaxial dislocation due to an odontoid synchondrosis fracture in a child with chromosome 9 abnormality: A case report.
Yamaguchi R, Makino Y, Inokuchi G, Hattori S, Chiba F, Torimitsu S, Saito N, Kishimoto T, Iwase H
J Forensic Leg Med 2019 Feb;61:92-96. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2018.11.011. PMID: 30528850
Dimensions of the craniocervical junction in longitudinal analysis of normal growth.
Arponen H, Evälahti M, Waltimo-Sirén J
Childs Nerv Syst 2010 Jun;26(6):763-9. Epub 2009 Dec 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-009-1058-5. PMID: 20012058
Ventral brain stem compression in pediatric and young adult patients with Chiari I malformations.
Grabb PA, Mapstone TB, Oakes WJ
Neurosurgery 1999 Mar;44(3):520-7; discussion 527-8. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199903000-00050. PMID: 10069589
Morquio syndrome: a rehabilitation perspective.
Gulati MS, Agin MA
J Spinal Cord Med 1996 Jan;19(1):12-6. doi: 10.1080/10790268.1996.11719412. PMID: 8673508
Craniovertebral junction malformations. Clinicoradiological findings, long-term results, and surgical indications in 63 cases.
Di Lorenzo N, Fortuna A, Guidetti B
J Neurosurg 1982 Nov;57(5):603-8. doi: 10.3171/jns.1982.57.5.0603. PMID: 7131058

Clinical prediction guides

Imaging Characterization of Non-Rheumatoid Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumors: Comparison with Atlantoaxial Manifestation of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Song YS, Lee IS, Nam KH, Kim DH, Han IH, Lee H, Jeong YJ, Yeom JA
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Sep 19;58(9) doi: 10.3390/medicina58091307. PMID: 36143984Free PMC Article
Fatal atlantoaxial dislocation due to an odontoid synchondrosis fracture in a child with chromosome 9 abnormality: A case report.
Yamaguchi R, Makino Y, Inokuchi G, Hattori S, Chiba F, Torimitsu S, Saito N, Kishimoto T, Iwase H
J Forensic Leg Med 2019 Feb;61:92-96. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2018.11.011. PMID: 30528850
Embryonic and early fetal period development and morphogenesis of human craniovertebral junction.
Hita-Contreras F, Roda O, Martínez-Amat A, Cruz-Díaz D, Mérida-Velasco JA, Sánchez-Montesinos I
Clin Anat 2014 Apr;27(3):337-45. Epub 2014 Feb 5 doi: 10.1002/ca.22372. PMID: 24497108
Dimensions of the craniocervical junction in longitudinal analysis of normal growth.
Arponen H, Evälahti M, Waltimo-Sirén J
Childs Nerv Syst 2010 Jun;26(6):763-9. Epub 2009 Dec 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-009-1058-5. PMID: 20012058
The odontoid process in Morquio-Brailsford's disease. The effects of occipitocervical fusion.
Stevens JM, Kendall BE, Crockard HA, Ransford A
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1991 Sep;73(5):851-8. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.73B5.1910048. PMID: 1910048

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