Odontoid hypoplasia

An often asymptomatic developmental abnormality of the cervical spine. It is characterized by the hypoplasia of the odontoid which appears as a stubby peg of an odontoid process. Symptoms may develop after minor trauma and include localized neck pain, atlantoaxial instability, and transient or permanent neurologic manifestations.

Also known as: odontoid hypoplasia

0 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Odontoid hypoplasia itself.