Os odontoideum with cervical mylopathy due to posterior subluxation of C1 presenting sleep apnea

J Orthop Sci. 2011 May;16(3):329-33. doi: 10.1007/s00776-011-0043-5. Epub 2011 Mar 10.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atlanto-Axial Joint / injuries*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / complications*
  • Joint Dislocations / diagnosis
  • Joint Dislocations / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Odontoid Process*
  • Polysomnography
  • Recovery of Function
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / etiology*
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / physiopathology
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / complications*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / surgery
  • Spinal Fusion / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed