Odontoid fracture complicating Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease. Case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/3/295.
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Abstract
The authors report the case of a 31-year-old man with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia who suffered a traumatic odontoid fracture in an area of a preexisting bone lesion. Conservative treatment was successfully performed. Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease is discussed along with differential diagnoses and alternative methods of treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic
- Fractures, Bone
- Odontoid Process