Diagnosis and treatment of an odontoid fracture in a patient with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: case report

Neurosurgery. 1989 Jun;24(6):905-9. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198906000-00019.

Abstract

Fibrous dysplasia of the cervical spine is rare. No prior reports have discussed odontoid fractures in the setting of fibrous dysplasia. We describe a 26-year-old man who suffered a traumatic odontoid fracture in an area of preexisting fibrous dysplasia. The patient was treated conservatively in a sterno-occipito-mandibular immobilizer brace with a good result. A review of fibrous dysplasia is presented. Alternative methods of diagnosis and treatment options in our patient are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Axis, Cervical Vertebra / injuries*
  • Braces*
  • Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / complications*
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / complications*
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Bone / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Odontoid Process / diagnostic imaging
  • Odontoid Process / injuries*
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Wound Healing