Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) deposition disease, also known as pseudogout, was first recognized as a distinct disease by McCarty and Hollander in 1962. 1 They used a compensated polarized ...

June 29, 2023 – Odontoid fractures—those occurring in the second cervical vertebra—are common in elderly patients after a low-energy fall. However, whether the initial treatment should be surgical or ...

A healthy 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 6-month history of neck pain, weakness of the arms, hand incoordination, difficulty walking and tingling sensations in the arms ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — Halo-vest immobilization for elderly patients with odontoid fractures is a declining and costly ...

SAN DIEGO — A neurological deficit in combination with acute type 2 odontoid fractures was associated with six-fold increased mortality and an elevenfold increased risk of respiratory distress ...

ABSENCE of the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra has been reported infrequently since the original description by Roberts. 1 We have collected 19 cases ...

NEW ORLEANS — Neither surgical nor nonoperative management is associated with a survival benefit among octogenarians with type II odontoid fracture, but certain markers can help identify those with a ...

* Chief medical examiner, Commonwealth of Virginia; professor of forensic pathology, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia; professor of legal medicine and chairman, Department of Legal ...