One of the serious complications of RA result from involvement of the synovium around the odontoid process. |
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The axis possesses an ovate odontoid process for articulation with the preceding atlas. |
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Some months ago a less than dramatic surfing accident left me with an odontoid fracture and an abrupt suspension of my life as a research paediatrician in the Gambia. |
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There is one cervical vertebra with a characteristic projection called the odontoid process and two large facets for articulation with the skull. |
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A retardation of ossification of the odontoid process and an increased incidence of lumbar ribs were also noted. |
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These include the opisthion, basion, clivus, hard palate, atlas, pedicle of axis, and tip of the odontoid process. |
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The tectorial membrane limits extension, while odontoid impaction on the basion limits flexion. |
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In types 2 and 3 atlantoaxial facetal dislocations, atlantodental interval is not altered and the odontoid process does not directly indent into the neural structures. |
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