A case of Os odontoideum in the palaeopathological record

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12371706
AutoresF Curate (0000-0002-0480-209X, University of Coimbra, autor correspondente)
Ano2007
Volume18
Fascículo1
Páginas100-105
Data de publicação2007-05-18
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.915
OpenAlexW2067958682
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas16

Os odontoideum is an uncommon abnormality of the second cervical vertebra, the aetiology of which is contentious. Whether congenital or acquired, the condition often results in atlantoaxial instability and subsequent compression of cervical cord or vertebrobasilar vessels. The bioarchaeological study of a medieval sample from the Christian necropolis of Cacela Velha (Algarve, southern Portugal) provided the opportunity to describe one of the first cases of this rare anomaly ever reported in the palaeopathological record. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Abnormality · Atlantoaxial instability · Cervical spine · Etiology · Pathology · Spinal cord · Spinal cord compression · Vertebra · Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries · Anatomy · Surgery