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Structure of odontoid process of axis

Known as: Odontoid process of axis, Axis dens, Odontoid Processes 
A bony tooth-like process projecting from the second cervical vertebra. It serves as the structure that supports the rotation of the first cervical… 
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Axis vertebraBlood supply aspectsCervical spineMicrobiological

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2007
2007
MRI evaluation and measurement of the normal odontoid peg position.
2004
2004
Multidetector computed tomography of cervical spine fractures in ankylosing spondylitis
Purpose: To analyze multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) cervical spine findings in trauma patients with advanced ankylosing… 
2000
2000
Anderson type II fracture of the odontoid process: results of anterior screw fixation.
Controversy exists in the literature regarding the adequacy of one or two screws for direct fixation of the odontoid process… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Screw Fixation of Odontoid Fractures and Nonunions
Surgical treatment of odontoid fractures has usually been carried out by C1–2 arthrodesis rather than by fracture fixation. An… 
1981
1981
[Screw-osteosynthesis of fractures of the dens axis (author's transl)].
1978
1978
Fractures of the atlas and odontoid process.
1971
1971
Fracture of the odontoid process in a seventeen-month-old infant treated with a halo. A case report and discussion of the injury under the age of three.
A seventeen-month-old child with a fracture of the odontoid process with anterior dislocation of the atlas with a mild… 
1965
1965
ACQUIRED ABSENCE OF THE ODONTOID PROCESS: A CASE REPORT.
A case is presented of acquired absence of the odontoid process in a child, two and one-half years old, occurring most probably… 
1959
1959
Fracture of the Odontoid Process of the Axis A Clinical Study Based On 26 Cases
(1959). Fracture of the Odontoid Process of the Axis A Clinical Study Based On 26 Cases. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica: Vol. 29… 
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
Delayed myelopathy following atlanto-axial dislocation by separated odontoid process.
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