DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ISOLATED OS SICLES OF THE UPPER CERVICAL-SPINE

Authors
SCHWARZ N PUTZ R BUCHINGER W
Citation
N. Schwarz et al., DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ISOLATED OS SICLES OF THE UPPER CERVICAL-SPINE, Der Unfallchirurg, 99(3), 1996, pp. 223-227
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Der Unfallchirurg → ACNP
ISSN journal
01775537
Volume
99
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
223 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
0177-5537(1996)99:3<223:DPCBIO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Two patients with an incidental finding of isolated ossicles adjacent to the dens axis are presented. One case was thought to be based on an isolated part of the dens axis, possibly due to trauma; the second ca se could be a true ossiculum terminale. Such ossicles can be confused with acute fractures, initiating treatment that is not indicated.