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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… Expand
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Axis vertebraBlood supply aspectsCervical spineMicrobiological
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Pure endoscopic endonasal odontoidectomy: anatomical study
Different disorders may produce irreducible atlanto-axial dislocation with compression of the ventral spinal cord. Among the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The Expanded Endonasal Approach: A Fully Endoscopic Transnasal Approach and Resection of the Odontoid Process: Technical Case Report
THE TRANSORAL APPROACH to the odontoid process is considered the “gold standard” for resection of extradural lesions at this… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Treatment of basilar invagination by atlantoaxial joint distraction and direct lateral mass fixation.
  • Atul H. Goel
  • Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
  • 2004
    • Corpus ID: 45609853
OBJECT The author discusses the successful preliminary experience of treating selected cases of basilar invagination by… Expand
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Experience in the management of odontoid process injuries: an analysis of 128 cases.
The authors present a retrospective analysis of 128 cases of odontoid process injury treated at the University of Minnesota and… Expand
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Acute neck pain due to calcifications surrounding the odontoid process: the crowned dens syndrome.
 
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Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Cervical spine fusion in rheumatoid arthritis.
Spinal fusion for deformity of the cervical spine was done in thirty-three patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The average follow… Expand
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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Acute fractures of the odontoid process. An analysis of 45 cases.
✓ Between 1969 and 1974, 45 cases of acute odontoid fracture were diagnosed and treated at this institution. The group consisted… Expand
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Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Fracture of the Odontoid Process of the Axis
  • Curtis C. Anderson
  • The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American…
  • 1974
    • Corpus ID: 45521661
Commentary Why was this article selected as a classic orthopaedic reference? This article, published almost thirty years ago… Expand
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Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Fractures of the odontoid process of the axis. 1974.
Odontoid fractures were classified into three types, and, in a series of forty-nine fractures, two avulsion, thirty-two body, and… Expand
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Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Fractures of the odontoid process of the axis.
1. Fifty-one cases of fracture of the odontoid have been analysed. Forty were reported by other surgeons; eleven were new cases… Expand
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