Os Odontoideum: Rare Cervical Lesion
<p>We report the case of a 22-year-old Marine who presented to the emergency department, after a martial arts exercise, with transient weakness and numbness in all extremities. Computed tomography cervical spine radiographs revealed os odontoideum. Lateral flexion–extension radiographs identif...
Main Author: | Kristie A Robson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2011-05-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/76k070f7 |
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