Resolution of traumatic hypertrophic periodontoid cicatrix after posterior cervical fusion: case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The case of a 38-year-old man with delayed myelopathy 19 years after a nontreated odontoid type II fracture is reported. Magnetic resonance imaging of the craniocervical region revealed a periodontoid cicatrix. The clinical syndrome improved, and complete resolution of the retro-odontoid mass was achieved 9 months after posterior cervical fixation. The implications of this unique case for the management of myelopathy associated with nonunion of odontoid fractures are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Cicatrix, Hypertrophic
- Odontoid Process
- Postoperative Complications
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Fractures
- Spinal Fusion