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Case Reports
. 1995 Sep;37(3):531-3; discussion 533-4.
doi: 10.1227/00006123-199509000-00026.

Resolution of traumatic hypertrophic periodontoid cicatrix after posterior cervical fusion: case report

M C Pare  1 , B L Currier, M J Ebersold
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Resolution of traumatic hypertrophic periodontoid cicatrix after posterior cervical fusion: case report

M C Pare et al. Neurosurgery. 1995 Sep.

Abstract

The case of a 38-year-old man with delayed myelopathy 19 years after a nontreated odontoid type II fracture is reported. Magnetic resonance imaging of the craniocervical region revealed a periodontoid cicatrix. The clinical syndrome improved, and complete resolution of the retro-odontoid mass was achieved 9 months after posterior cervical fixation. The implications of this unique case for the management of myelopathy associated with nonunion of odontoid fractures are discussed.

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