OS ODONTOIDEUM

Course overview

THIS ACTIVITY DISCUSSES OS ODONTOIDEUM, A RARE CERVICAL ENTITY CHARACTERIZED BY A FAILURE IN THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ODONTOID PROCESS RESULTING IN A HYPOPLASTIC ROUND-SHAPED ODONTOID THAT HAS NO CONTINUITY WITH THE C2 VERTEBRAL BODY. THIS CONDITION CAN BE ASYMPTOMATIC, BUT IN SOME CASES, CAN PRODUCE SEVERE CERVICAL INSTABILITY. THIS ANOMALY MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED TO DECREASE THE RISK OF SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT ALGORITHM OF THIS CONDITION HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH OS ODONTOIDEUM.