"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,
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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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Odontoid Process" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical considerations in posterior C1-2 instrumentation in the presence of vertebral artery anomalies: case illustration and review of literature. Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Aug; 33(4):422-424.
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Intubation Biomechanics: Laryngoscope Force and Cervical Spine Motion during Intubation in Cadavers-Cadavers versus Patients, the Effect of Repeated Intubations, and the Effect of Type II Odontoid Fracture on C1-C2 Motion. Anesthesiology. 2015 Nov; 123(5):1042-58.
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Cadaveric study of movement of an unstable atlanto-axial (C1/C2) cervical segment during laryngoscopy and intubation using the Airtraq(?) , Macintosh and McCoy laryngoscopes. Anaesthesia. 2015 Apr; 70(4):452-61.
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Pathomechanisms of failures of the odontoid. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Nov 15; 25(22):2868-76.
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Evidence-based analysis of odontoid fracture management. Neurosurg Focus. 2000 Jun 15; 8(6):e1.
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Management of type II dens fractures: a case-control study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 May 15; 25(10):1234-7.
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Evidence-based management of type II odontoid fractures. Clin Neurosurg. 1997; 44:41-9.