Chronic posterior atlantoaxial subluxation associated with os odontoideum
Diagnosis certain
Presentation
Numbness of hands. No history of trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
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Dystopic type of os odontoideum with the posterior atlantoaxial subluxation is present.
Case Discussion
Posterior atlantoaxial dislocation is a rare disease that only accounts for about 0.3% of all cervical spine injuries and 1.7% of upper cervical spine injuries1.
Atlantoaxial subluxation associated with os odontoideum is a rare condition, which is almost always anterior subluxation2.
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