Abstract:Odontoid fractures are the most common lesions of the upper cervical spine. Immediate neurological lesions are rare but serious. They are neurosurgical lesions and their management can be difficult. The risk of pseudarthrosis and vicious callus is highest with unstable fractures. We report the case of an odontoid fracture type III, OBAV in a 22-year-old patient whose clinical aspect was marked by neck pain and mono-paresis of the right thoracic limb evaluated at 3/5 according to the motor strength scale and gr… Show more
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