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  • Title: [Acute decompensation of os odontoideum in the elderly. Case report].
    Author: Graillon N, Rakotozanani P, Graillon T, Dufour H, Fuentes S.
    Journal: Neurochirurgie; 2013; 59(4-5):195-7. PubMed ID: 24183190.
    Abstract:
    Os odontoideum is a lesion of the second cervical vertebra, usually revealed by a neurological decompensation due to a neck injury in young adults. We report the exceptional case of an os odontoideum decompensation in a 81-year-old patient, who became quadriplegic after a fall. Subsequent surgical treatment resulted in complete neurological recovery. Os odontoideum can decompensate at all ages, and the authors recommend preventive surgical treatment in cases of instability, including in the elderly.
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