A case of Os odontoideum in the palaeopathological record

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12371706
AutoresF Curate (0000-0002-0480-209X, University of Coimbra, autor de correspondencia)
Año2007
Volumen18
Número1
Páginas100-105
Fecha de publicación2007-05-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.915
OpenAlexW2067958682
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias 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