• Neurosurgery · Jun 1989

    Case Reports

    Diagnosis and treatment of an odontoid fracture in a patient with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: case report.

    • B E Stompro, J F Alksne, and G A Press.
    • Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego Medical Center.
    • Neurosurgery. 1989 Jun 1; 24 (6): 905-9.

    AbstractFibrous dysplasia of the cervical spine is rare. No prior reports have discussed odontoid fractures in the setting of fibrous dysplasia. We describe a 26-year-old man who suffered a traumatic odontoid fracture in an area of preexisting fibrous dysplasia. The patient was treated conservatively in a sterno-occipito-mandibular immobilizer brace with a good result. A review of fibrous dysplasia is presented. Alternative methods of diagnosis and treatment options in our patient are discussed.

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