"Odontoid Process" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The toothlike process on the upper surface of the axis, which articulates with the CERVICAL ATLAS above.
| Descriptor ID |
D009809
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.834.151.383.668
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| Concept/Terms |
Odontoid Process- Odontoid Process
- Odontoid Processes
- Process, Odontoid
- Processes, Odontoid
- Dens Axis
- Axis, Dens
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Odontoid Process" by people in Profiles.
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Single-Stage Posterior Only Approach for Unilateral Atlantoaxial Spondyloptosis with type-II odontoid Fracture in Pediatric Patients. Neurol India. 2022 Sep-Oct; 70(Supplement):S129-S134.
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O-Arm Assisted Anterior Odontoid Screw Fixation in Type II and Rostral Type III Odontoid Fractures: Single Center Surgical Series of 50 Patients. Neurol India. 2022 Sep-Oct; 70(Supplement):S135-S143.
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Too frail is to fail: Frailty portends poor outcomes in the elderly with type II odontoid fractures independent of management strategy. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Nov; 93:48-53.
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Anterior Odontoid Screw Fixation for Pediatric and Adolescent Odontoid Fractures: Single-Center Experience Over a Decade. World Neurosurg. 2021 09; 153:e153-e167.
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Feasibility of Double Anterior Odontoid Screw: A CT-Based Morphometric Analysis of the Axis in Adult Indian Population. Neurol India. 2020 Nov-Dec; 68(6):1361-1366.
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Evaluation of lateral atlantodental interval asymmetry in the pediatric age group: normative values. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 08; 22(2):195-199.
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Traumatic Atlantoaxial Spondyloptosis Associated with Displaced Odontoid Fracture: Complete Reduction via Posterior Approach Using "Joint Remodeling" Technique. World Neurosurg. 2018 Feb; 110:609-613.
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Fusion, Failure, Fatality: Long-term Outcomes After Surgical Versus Nonoperative Management of Type II Odontoid Fracture in Octogenarians. World Neurosurg. 2018 Feb; 110:e484-e489.
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Deadly falls: operative versus nonoperative management of Type II odontoid process fracture in octogenarians. J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 Jan; 26(1):4-9.
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Odontoid Fractures and the Silver Tsunami: Evidence and Practice in the Very Elderly. Neurosurgery. 2016 08; 63 Suppl 1:113-117.