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KMID : 0386420060190030378
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Journal of the Korean Fracture Society
2006 Volume.19 No. 3 p.378 ~ p.380
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Malunion of the Odontoid Process Developing Cervical Myelopathy -A Case Report-
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Jeon Taek-Soo
Kim Sang-Bum
Chung Whan-Young
Kim Woo-Sik
Kim Sung-Hun
Kim Tae-Gyun
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Abstract
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Late-onset progressive myelopathy, years after odontoid fracture, is considered a rarity. Undiagnosed or untreated odontoid fractures may develop into nonunion or malunion, thereby leading to secondary delayed cervical myelopathy. We present a case of a 50-year-old man with malunion of odontoid fracture. We had a good result following one-staged posterior decompression and occipito-cervical fusion.
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KEYWORD
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Cervical myelopathy, Malunion of the odontoid process, Posterior decompression, Occipito-cervical fusion
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