目前对儿童齿突（odontoid process）倾斜度发育变化研究不足。研究人员开展儿童齿突倾斜度参数及变化趋势研究。结果显示，齿突倾斜度在儿童期不断变化，12 岁后显著放缓。这为儿科脊柱手术术前规划提供重要参考。 在人体的 “生命大厦” 里，颈椎就像大厦的 ...

A healthy 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 6-month history of neck pain, weakness of the arms, hand incoordination, difficulty walking and tingling sensations in the arms ...

ABSENCE of the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra has been reported infrequently since the original description by Roberts. 1 We have collected 19 cases ...

NEW ORLEANS — Neither surgical nor nonoperative management is associated with a survival benefit among octogenarians with type II odontoid fracture, but certain markers can help identify those with a ...

* Chief medical examiner, Commonwealth of Virginia; professor of forensic pathology, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia; professor of legal medicine and chairman, Department of Legal ...