ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2020
Anatomo-radiological importance and the incidence of os odontoideum in Turkish subjects: a retrospective study.
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- Prevalence of os odontoideum: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression with implications for vertebral artery and osseous anomalies.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- The mutational burden in os odontoideum patients.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2026Article
- CT-based morphometry and Mimics-guided virtual implantation of a facet-fusion-integrated posterior cervical semi-open-door system: an anatomical feasibility study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Odontoid base hypodensity and its role in type II fracture risk and nonunion: a CT study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- CALM1 polymorphism in degenerative cervical myelopathy of the Indian cohort.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Comprehensive evaluation of the educational impact and effectiveness of specialized study modules in cross-sectional anatomy: a study on student engagement and learning outcomes.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Anatomical variability, morphofunctional characteristics, and clinical relevance of accessory ossicles of the back: implications for spinal pathophysiology and differential diagnosis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Anatomical variations of the atlas arches: prevalence assessment, systematic review and proposition for an updated classification system.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Os odontoideum: A comprehensive review.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineReview
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Abstract
purposeOs odontoideum is a rare anatomical and morphological variation of the odontoid process and associated with a range of symptoms such as spinal cord and vertebral artery injuries. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of os odontoideum in Turkish cases by sagittal/coronal cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) and analyze the relationship with age, gender and related symptoms.
methodsThe incidence of os odontoideum was retrospectively diagnosed by sagittal/coronal cervical CT and MRI out of 16,122 subjects aged 20-70 years (mean 46) in the period between 2014 and 2018. The relationship of os odontoideum with age, gender, and symptoms was recorded.
resultsThe statistical analysis of the study was performed by the χ² test and two-way mixed ANOVA. Os odontoideum was detected in 18 (0.11%) (11 males; 7 females) out of 16,122 patients. The mean age was 47.5 ± 1.4 years in the females and 43.5 ± 2.5 years in the males (p < 0.05). 6 odontoideum were detected out of 6467 (3756 males, mean 48 ± 0.7, 2711 females, mean 46 ± 1.2) subjects by CT and 12 odontoideum were detected out of 9655 patients (5607 males and 4048 females) by MRI.
conclusionNeck pain was the most frequent symptom. The prevalence of os odontoideum especially round type is more frequent in older male patients over 40 years old with head and neck pain or atlantoaxial instability, and is less common in Turkish subjects when compared to various ethnic groups.
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