Os odontoideum
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
An os odontoideum is a round or oval ossicle that lies above and separate from the body of C-2. A normal odontoid process is absent and atlantoaxial instability may be present. It must be distingushed from an odontoid fracture.