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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2017
Case ReportsOs Odontoideum Discovered After Minor Cervical Trauma.
- Tommy Y Kim and Kristin Ratnayake.
- From the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, CA.
- Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Feb 1; 33 (2): 104-106.
AbstractMinor cervical spine injury is a common cause of pediatric emergency department visits. We present a case of a 10-year-old boy with transient paresthesia after minor cervical trauma found to have a rare cervical spine abnormality requiring surgical fusion. We present and discuss the management options for os odontoideum.
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