"Odontoid Process" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The toothlike process on the upper surface of the axis, which articulates with the CERVICAL ATLAS above.
| Descriptor ID |
D009809
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.834.151.383.668
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| Concept/Terms |
Odontoid Process- Odontoid Process
- Odontoid Processes
- Process, Odontoid
- Processes, Odontoid
- Dens Axis
- Axis, Dens
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Odontoid Process" by people in Profiles.
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Os odontoideum and craniovertebral junction instability secondary to dystonia: case series and review of the literature. Eur Spine J. 2024 Mar; 33(3):1164-1170.
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Atlantoaxial Non-Fusion Using Biomimetic Artificial Atlanto-Odontoid Joint: Technical Innovation and Initial Biomechanical Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 06 01; 47(11):825-832.
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Congenital Fusion of Dens to T3 Vertebra in Klippel-Feil Syndrome. World Neurosurg. 2020 11; 143:18-22.
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Endoscopic endonasal odontoidectomy in a child with chronic type 3 atlantoaxial rotatory fixation: case report and literature review. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Nov; 28(11):1971-5.
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Open reduction and internal fixation for angulated, unstable odontoid synchondrosis fractures in children: a safe alternative to halo fixation? J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Jan; 9(1):35-41.
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Os odontoideum: presentation, diagnosis, and treatment in a series of 78 patients. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Oct; 9(4):332-42.
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Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition in the craniovertebral junction. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Jan; 8(1):22-9.
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Vertically unstable type III odontoid fractures: case report. Neurosurgery. 2006 Apr; 58(4):E797; discussion E797.
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Odontoid screw fixation for fresh and remote fractures. Neurol India. 2005 Dec; 53(4):416-23.
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En bloc resection of multilevel cervical chordoma with C-2 involvement. Case report and description of operative technique. J Neurosurg Spine. 2005 Feb; 2(2):199-205.