How an Injury to the Odontoid Process Can Be Fatal - Verywell …
2024年8月5日 · The odontoid process, also known as the dens, is an upward projectile of bone that arises from the front part of the center of the axis vertebra. (The axis is the 2nd highest spinal bone.)
Odontoid process - Physiopedia
The odontoid process (also dens or odontoid peg) is a protuberance (process or projection) of the Axis (second cervical vertebra). It exhibits a slight constriction or neck, where it joins the main body of the vertebra.
Odontoid Fracture - Spine - Orthobullets
2024年4月17日 · Odontoid Fractures are relatively common fractures of the C2 (axis) dens that can be seen in low energy falls in elderly patients and high energy traumatic injuries in younger patients. Diagnosis may be made with standard lateral and open-mouth odontoid radiographs.
Odontoid Fractures - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2024年3月3日 · The odontoid process is a pivotal point for rotation, with the first cervical vertebra (C1, or the atlas) rotating around it to provide the most significant single component of lateral rotation in the cervical spine.
Odontoid Fractures: Causes, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and
2023年12月15日 · Odontoid fractures, also known as dens fractures or peg fractures, are a specific type of cervical spine fracture that involves the second cervical vertebra (C2), which is also known as the axis. These fractures can vary in severity and may result from various causes.
Odontoid Fractures - Physiopedia
The odontoid process lies anterior to the spinal cord and is used as the pivot for the rotation of the head. The C1 vertebra, carrying the cranium, rotates on this. The craniovertebral joint between the atlas and the axis is called, the atlanto-axial joint.
Odontoid fracture | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2024年6月4日 · Odontoid process fracture, also known as a peg or dens fracture, occurs where there is a fracture through the odontoid process of C2. Pathology. The mechanism of injury is variable, and can occur both during flexion or extension, and with or without compression 5. Classification. There are two classification systems 5,6. Anderson and D'Alonzo
Neck Pain from Crowned Dens Syndrome - Spine-health
The dens, also known as the odontoid process, is a peg-like bone pointing up from the second cervical vertebra (C2) and connects to the first cervical vertebra (C1) and enables head rotation.
Type II Odontoid Fracture - Columbia Neurosurgery in New York …
One of the unique features of this joint is a peg of bone called the odontoid process (sometimes called the dens). It is about the size of the tip of a pinky finger. The odontoid process sticks up from the front of C2 and fits into a groove in C1. In an …
Anatomical structure of the axis (C2) - Kenhub
2023年10月30日 · Its most characteristic feature is the prominent superior projection known as the dens axis, or odontoid process. The dens axis plays an important function for the movement of the head, acting as a stable pivot around which the atlas and head rotate.
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