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Ai Y, Alemayehu DG, Mao G, Liang Y, Cao R, Hu J, Yang Y, Ren Z. Feasibility of Two-Screw Anterior Fixation for Odontoid Fractures in a Chinese Population: A Morphometric Study Based on Computed Tomography. Clin Orthop Surg 2023; 15:983-988. [PMID: 38045572 PMCID: PMC10689213 DOI: 10.4055/cios23094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Background To evaluate the feasibility of treating odontoid fractures in the Chinese population with two cortical screws based on computed tomography (CT) scans and describe a new measurement strategy to guide screw insertion in treating these fractures. Methods A retrospective review of cervical computed tomographic scans of 128 patients (aged 18-76 years; men, 55 [43.0%]) was performed. The minimum external transverse diameter (METD), minimum external anteroposterior diameter (MEAD), maximum screw length (MSL), and screw projection back angle (SPBA) of the odontoid process were measured on coronal and sagittal CT images. Results The mean values of METD and MEAD were 10.0 ± 1.1 mm and 12.0 ± 1.0 mm, respectively, in men and 9.2 ± 1.0 mm and 11.0 ± 1.0 mm, respectively, in women. Both measurements were significantly higher in men (p < 0.001). In total, 87 individuals (68%) had METD > 9.0 mm that could accommodate two 3.5-mm cortical screws. The mean MSL value and SPBA range were 34.4 ± 2.9 mm and 13.5°-24.2°, respectively, with no statistically significant difference between men and women. Conclusions The insertion of two 3.5-mm cortical screws was possible for anterior fixation of odontoid fractures in 87 patients (68%) in our study, and there was a statistically significant difference between men and women.
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- Yixiang Ai
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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Uthman A, Salman B, Shams Aldeen H, Marei H, Al-Bayati SF, Al-Rawi NH. Morphometric analysis of odontoid process among Arab population: a retrospective cone beam CT study. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15411. [PMID: 37250724 PMCID: PMC10215736 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Objective This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans to assess the odontoid process diameter in the Arab population and to determine whether one or two cortical screws can be used for treating odontoid fractures. Methods The odontoid process of 142 individuals aged 12-75 years, including 72 males (mean age: 35.5) and 70 females (mean age: 36.2), were analyzed using CBCT scans. The sagittal and coronal CBCT views were used to evaluate the antero-posterior (AP) and transverse diameters of the odontoid process. Results Males had substantially bigger transverse and AP diameters of the odontoid process than females (p < 0.05 & P < 0.01 respectively). Among the sample, 97 individuals (67.4%) had external transverse diameter (METD) of less than 9 mm which is slightly bigger than that of Indians and 48 individuals (31.83%) had enough room for two 3.5 mm or two 2.7 mm screws as their METD was more than 9 mm like that of Greek and Turkish. Age had no significant impact on the morphometric measurements of the odontoid process. Conclusion More than sixty percent of the sample had METDs of less than 9 millimeters, indicating that a single 4.5-mm Herbert screw may be suggested for fixing fractured odontoid processes in the Arab population.
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- Asmaa Uthman
- Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Dental Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman-Al-Jurf, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Dental Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman-Al-Jurf, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Dental Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman-Al-Jurf, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Acharya S, Kumar M, Ghosh JD, Adsul N, Chahal RS, Kalra KL. Morphometric parameters of the odontoid process of C2 vertebrae, in Indian population, a CT evaluation. Surg Neurol Int 2021; 12:494. [PMID: 34754544 PMCID: PMC8571391 DOI: 10.25259/sni_417_2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Osteosynthesis of odontoid fractures, especially for type II odontoid fractures, is often achieved by the placement of screws. Here, utilizing CT, we evaluated the normal anatomy of the odontoid process in an Indian population to determine whether one or two screws could be anatomically accommodated to achieve fixation. Methods: CT-based morphometric parameters of the odontoid process were assessed in 200 normal Indian patients (2018–2020). Results: Of 200 patients, 127 were male, and 73 were female. The mean minimum external transverse diameter (METD) was 8.80 mm (range 6.1–11.9 mm). Six (3%) patients had a minimum internal transverse diameter (TD) of >8.0 mm that would allow for the insertion of two 3.5-mm cortical screws without tapping, while 10 (5%) patients had TDs of <7.4 mm; none had diameters of <5.5 mm. The mean length of the implant was 36.45 mm in females and 36.89 mm in males, and the mean angle of screw insertion was 60.34° in females and 60.53° in males. Conclusion: About two-thirds (59%) of the 200 subjects in our study had a METD of <9 mm, indicating the impracticality for introducing second screws for odontoid fixation.
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- Shankar Acharya
- Department of Ortho-Spine Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ortho-Spine Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Apollo Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Ortho-Spine Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ortho-Spine Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ortho-Spine Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Patil ND, Essam M, Ragab RK, Elsaghir H. Computerized Tomography-Based Morphometric Analysis of Odontoid in 100 Egyptian Patients. Int J Spine Surg 2020; 14:59-65. [PMID: 32128304 DOI: 10.14444/7008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background There is still no consensus in the literature regarding the use of 1 screw or 2 screws. A number of studies have proved ethnic variations in the morphometry of the odontoid. There is no literature on the morphometry of odontoid in Egyptian patients. Methods Computerized tomography (CT) scans of the head and cervical spine of 100 healthy (no evidence of cervical spine fracture) patients of Egyptian origin were studied. Measurements were performed using Horos software, which allowed exact morphometric measurements to be taken at a specific angle in the axial, coronal, and sagittal planes. Results The mean age was 48.57 ± 15.39 years (range, 18-79 years; 56 male and 44 female patients). The mean radiologically calculated screw length and the mean radiologically calculated screw insertion angle were 38.21 ± 2.2 mm and 55.7° ± 3.84°, respectively. The mean anteroposterior and transverse diameter of the odontoid at the waist in the axial cut were 11.02 ± 1.05 mm and 8.92 ± 0.93 mm, respectively. A total of 54% and 6% of the study sample had the transverse waist diameter of the odontoid in the axial cut below 9 mm and 7.4 mm, respectively. A total of 48% of the male and 61% of the female patients had their transverse diameter of the odontoid at the waist below 9 mm. There was a statistically significant difference in all the measurements of the odontoid between the male and female patients except in the anteroposterior diameter of the base of odontoid (P = .06) in the axial cut, and the radiologically calculated screw insertion angle (P = .57). The mean distance between the apex of the odontoid and the screw exit was 1.8 ± 0.75 mm (range, 0-3 mm). Conclusions CT-based morphometric analysis of the odontoid is necessary before using 2-screw fixation technique. Single 4.5-mm Herbert screws could be used in all Egyptian patients without the need for CT-based morphometric analysis of the odontoid. The posterior screw can violate the posterior wall of the odontoid, with a reduced fracture hold and a chance of injuring the thecal sac.
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- Nirmal D Patil
- Department of Spine Surgery, El-Hadra Orthopedic Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Spine Surgery, El-Hadra Orthopedic Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Spine Surgery, El-Hadra Orthopedic Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Spine Surgery, El-Hadra Orthopedic Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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Gender and Age Estimation Using the Morphometric Analysis of Odontoid Process. J Craniofac Surg 2019; 30:1597-1600. [DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Gehweiler D, Wähnert D, Meier N, Spruit M, Raschke MJ, Richards RG, Noser H, Kamer L. Computational anatomy of the dens axis evaluated by quantitative computed tomography: Implications for anterior screw fixation. J Orthop Res 2017; 35:2154-2163. [PMID: 28054384 DOI: 10.1002/jor.23512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The surgical fracture fixation of the odontoid process (dens) of the second cervical vertebra (C2/axis) is a challenging procedure, particularly in elderly patients affected by bone loss, and includes screw positioning close to vital structures. The aim of this study was to provide an extended anatomical knowledge of C2, the bone mass distribution and bone loss, and to understand the implications for anterior screw fixation. One hundred and twenty standard clinical quantitative computed tomography (QCT) scans of the intact cervical spine from 60 female and 60 male European patients, aged 18-90 years, were used to compute a three-dimensional statistical model and an averaged bone mass model of C2. Shape and size variability was assessed via principal component analysis (PCA), bone mass distribution by thresholding and via virtual core drilling, and the screw placement via virtual positioning of screw templates. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed a highly variable anatomy of the dens with size as the predominant variation according to the first principal component (PC) whereas shape changes were primarily described by the remaining PCs. The bone mass distribution demonstrated a characteristic 3D pattern, and remained unchanged in the presence of bone loss. Virtual screw positioning of two 3.5 mm dens screws with a 1 mm safety zone was possible in 81.7% in a standard, parallel position and in additional 15.8% in a twisted position. The approach permitted a more detailed anatomical assessment of the dens axis. Combined with a preoperative QCT it may further improve the diagnostic procedure of odontoid fractures. © 2017 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 35:2154-2163, 2017.
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- Dominic Gehweiler
- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland.,Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective, cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of two screws anterior fixation of the odontoid process among Arab adults. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Anterior screw fixation is the treatment of choice for type II odontoid fractures. In order to perform the procedure safely, the diameter of the odontoid process should be wide enough to allow for the placement of one or two screws. METHODS A retrospective review of 156 computed tomography scans of the cervical spine was done. The included patients were Arabs, adults (at least 18 years old), and had no evidence of upper cervical spine trauma, deformity, infection, tumor, or surgery. The minimum external transverse diameter (METD), minimum internal transverse diameter (MITD), minimum external anteroposterior diameter (MEAD), and minimum internal anteroposterior diameter (MIAD) of the odontoid process were measured. A P value of ≤0.05 was considered as the cutoff level of statistical significance. RESULTS Our study included 94 (60.3%) males and 62 (39.7%) females. The mean age of the subjects was 37.8 ± 16.9 years (range 18-85). The mean values of the METD, MITD, MEAD, and MIAD were 8.7 ± 1.0 mm, 6.0 ± 1.1 mm, 10.3 ± 1.0 mm, and 7.4 ± 1.1 mm, respectively. Men had larger diameters compared to women. This was statistically significant for METD (P = 0.035) and MEAD (P < 0.001). The METD was <9.0 mm in 95 (60.9%) subjects, while the MITD was <8.0 mm in 153 (98.1%) subjects. These findings were not significantly different between males and females. CONCLUSION Two screws anterior fixation of type II odontoid fracture is not feasible among the majority of Arabs. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3.
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Korres DS, Lazaretos J, Papailiou J, Kyriakopoulos E, Chytas D, Efstathopoulos NE, Nikolaou VS. Morphometric analysis of the odontoid process: using computed tomography--in the Greek population. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY 2015; 26:119-25. [PMID: 26559540 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-015-1717-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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AIM A morphometric analysis of the odontoid process of the A2 vertebra, in the Greek population, was conducted using CT scan. We aimed to determine the feasibility to use one or two screws when treating fractures of this anatomic element. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and fifteen patients (57 men) of a mean age of 48 years (16-95 years) underwent a cervical spine CT scan examination. The anterior-posterior and transverse diameters of the odontoid process were measured from the base, at 1-mm interval upward on axial CT images. The length from the tip of the odontoid process to the anterior-inferior angle of the body of the axis was calculated. Data concerning the height and weight of the examined patients were collected. RESULTS The mean transverse and anterior-posterior distances were found to be 11.46 and 10.45 mm, respectively, for the upper end of the odontoid process. At the neck level of the odontoid process, the equivalent mean values were 11.12 and 8.73 mm, respectively, while at the base, these distances were found to be 13.84 and 12.3 mm, respectively. The mean distance from the tip of the odontoid to its base was 17.25 and 17.28 mm, respectively, while the mean distance from the tip of the dens to the anterior-inferior corner of the axis' body was 39.2 mm. Men showed greater values than women. CONCLUSIONS In this study, it was shown that in the Greek population there is enough room for one 4.5-mm or one 3.5-mm cannulated screw to be used. The application of two 3.5-mm screws is feasible in 58.6 % of the male and 26.3 % of the female population. This confirms that the knowledge of the true dimensions of the odontoid process is of paramount importance before the proper management of fractured dens using the anterior screw technique.
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- D S Korres
- 2nd Orthopaedic Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Orthopaedic Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Radiology Department of «Konstantopoulion» General Hospital, Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece
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- Radiology Department of «Konstantopoulion» General Hospital, Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Orthopaedic Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Orthopaedic Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Orthopaedic Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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Puchwein P, Jester B, Freytag B, Tanzer K, Maizen C, Gumpert R, Pichler W. The three-dimensional morphometry of the odontoid peg and its impact on ventral screw osteosynthesis. Bone Joint J 2013; 95-B:536-42. [PMID: 23539707 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.95b4.30949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ventral screw osteosynthesis is a common surgical method for treating fractures of the odontoid peg, but there is still no consensus about the number and diameter of the screws to be used. The purpose of this study was to develop a more accurate measurement technique for the morphometry of the odontoid peg (dens axis) and to provide a recommendation for ventral screw osteosynthesis. Images of the cervical spine of 44 Caucasian patients, taken with a 64-line CT scanner, were evaluated using the measuring software MIMICS. All measurements were performed by two independent observers. Intraclass correlation coefficients were used to measure inter-rater variability. The mean length of the odontoid peg was 39.76 mm (SD 2.68). The mean screw entry angle α was 59.45° (SD 3.45). The mean angle between the screw and the ventral border of C2 was 13.18° (SD 2.70), the maximum possible mean converging angle of two screws was 20.35° (SD 3.24). The measurements were obtained at the level of 66% of the total odontoid peg length and showed mean values of 8.36 mm (SD 0.84) for the inner diameter in the sagittal plane and 7.35 mm (SD 0.97) in the coronal plane. The mean outer diameter of the odontoid peg was 12.88 mm (SD 0.91) in the sagittal plane and 11.77 mm (SD 1.09) in the coronal plane. The results measured at the level of 90% of the total odontoid peg length were a mean of 6.12 mm (SD 1.14) for the sagittal inner diameter and 5.50 mm (SD 1.05) for the coronal inner diameter. The mean outer diameter of the odontoid peg was 11.10 mm (SD 1.0) in the sagittal plane and 10.00 mm (SD 1.07) in the coronal plane. In order to calculate the necessary screw length using 3.5 mm cannulated screws, 1.5 mm should be added to the measured odontoid peg length when anatomical reduction seems possible. The cross-section of the odontoid peg is not circular but slightly elliptical, with a 10% greater diameter in the sagittal plane. In the majority of cases (70.5%) the odontoid peg offers enough room for two 3.5 mm cannulated cortical screws.
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- P Puchwein
- Medical University of Graz, Department of Traumatology, Auenbruggerplatz 7a, 8036 Graz, Austria.
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Kulkarni AG, Shah SM, Marwah RA, Hanagandi PB, Talwar IR. CT based evaluation of odontoid morphology in the Indian population. Indian J Orthop 2013; 47:250-4. [PMID: 23798755 PMCID: PMC3687901 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.111511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anterior fixation using two 3.5 mm screws is typically recommended for type II odontoid fractures. However, it is unsuitable in patients with an odontoid diameter of <9.0 mm. There is no data regarding the morphology of odontoid process in the Indian population. The aim of our study was to: a) Measure the external diameters of odontoid process in the Indian population using CT scan and thus determine the feasibility of two 3.5 mm screw fixation in them. b) Determine if any correlation exists between body height (Ht) and weight (Wt) and external odontoid diameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS CT images of odontoid process of 100 consecutive patients were analyzed. Antero- posterior (AP) and transverse (TD), outer diameters of the odontoid process were measured from the base and at 1 mm interval upwards on axial CT images. RESULTS The mean AP and mean TD were 11.52 mm and 9.85 mm, respectively. Fifty-five (55%) of the patients had at least one TD <9.0 mm. Five (5%) patients had at least one TD <7.4 mm. None of the patients had any diameter <5.5 mm. Body Ht correlated significantly with mean AP and mean TD of the odontoid process (AP: r = 0.276, P = 0.013; TD: r = 0.359, P = 0.001), whereas body Wt correlated significantly only with mean TD (AP: r = 0.162, P = 0.15; TD: r = 0.297, P = 0.007). CONCLUSION More than half of the study population (55%) was unsuitable for two 3.5 mm screw fixation for type II odontoid fracture. Two 2.7 mm screws can be safely used in 95% of the population. A 4.5 mm Herbert screw can be safely used in the entire population. We recommend two 2.7 mm screws or a 4.5 mm Herbert screw for fixation of these fractures in the Indian population. Body height showed a significant correlation with external odontoid diameters, whereas weight showed significant correlation only with TD of the odontoid process.
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- Arvind G Kulkarni
- Department of Orthopaedics, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,Address for correspondence: Dr. Arvind G Kulkarni, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Room No 206, 2nd Floor MRC, 12, New Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. E-mail:
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of CT and MRI, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Umrao Hospitals, Thane, India
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- Department of CT and MRI, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,Department of Neuroradiology, Montreal General Hospital, Canada
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- Department of CT and MRI, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Computed tomographic evaluation of odontoid process: implications for anterior screw fixation of odontoid fractures in an adult population. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2011; 20:1908-14. [PMID: 21691900 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1879-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Revised: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 06/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Odontoid diameter in some individuals may not be large enough to accommodate two 3.5-mm cortical screws for anterior odontoid fracture fixation. The study was performed to evaluate, in a Brazilian population, the diameter of the odontoid process and the feasibility of using two 3.5-mm cortical screws for anterior odontoid fracture fixation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Computed tomographic (CT) scans of 88 adult patients (aged 18-78 years) were analyzed; 40 patients (45%) were male (mean age: 43.08 years) and 48 (55%) were female (mean age: 43.39 years). The minimum external and internal anteroposterior and transverse diameters of the odontoid process on sagittal and coronal planes were measured on CT multiplanar reconstructions of the cervical spine. RESULTS The mean value of the minimum external anteroposterior diameter was 10.83 ± 1.08 and 7.53 ± 1.10 mm for the minimum internal anteroposterior diameter. The mean value of the minimum external transverse diameter was 9.19 ± 0.91 and 6.07 ± 1.08 mm for the minimum internal transverse diameter. The mean AP diameter was significantly larger than the mean transverse diameter; 57 (65%) individuals had the minimum external transverse diameter >9.0 mm that would allow the insertion of two 3.5-mm cortical screws with tapping, and five (6%) individuals had the minimum internal transverse diameter >8.0 mm that would allow the insertion of two 3.5-mm cortical screws without tapping. CONCLUSIONS The insertion of two 3.5-mm cortical screws was possible for anterior fixation of odontoid fracture in 57 (65%) individuals of our study, and there was no statistical difference between males and females.
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Daher MT, Daher S, Defino HLA. Avaliação tomográfica de parâmetros morfométricos do processo odontoide relacionados à fixação interna com parafusos. COLUNA/COLUMNA 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s1808-18512010000300013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJETIVOS: avaliar, por meio da tomografia computadorizada, os parâmetros morfométricos do processo odontoide relacionados com a sua fixação interna. MÉTODOS: cinquenta e cinco exames de tomografia computadorizada (TC) da coluna cervical que permitissem o estudo do áxis foram utilizados para o estudo. Destes, 24 (47%) pertenciam a pacientes do sexo masculino e 31 do sexo feminino. A média de idade foi de 42,05 anos (± 15,82). Foram excluídos os casos com diagnóstico de tumores, infecções, sequelas de fratura, artrose muito avançada ou malformações congênitas. Nenhum dos exames tinha como indicação problemas relacionados à coluna cervical alta. Foram avaliados os seguintes parâmetros: 1 - comprimento estimado do implante (CEI), 2 - angulação do parafuso (aP), 3 - diâmetro transverso mínimo (DTmín) e 4 - diâmetro anteroposterior mínimo (DAPmín). Foi utilizado o teste t de Student para comparar os resultados entre o grupo de pacientes do sexo masculino e do feminino. RESULTADOS: o valor médio do CEI foi de 37,95 mm ± 3,44 para a população geral do estudo. O valor médio da angulação do parafuso (aP) foi de 60,91º ± 4,06. O diâmetro transverso mínimo (DTmín) foi de 9,05 mm ± 0,88 e o diâmetro antero-posterior mínimo DAPmín foi de 10,35 mm ±1,04. Os valores do CEI e do DAPmín na população masculina foram significativamente maiores do que aqueles encontrados na feminina, enquanto os outros parâmetros não apresentaram diferenças entre os dois sexos na população estudada. Dos 55 pacientes, 39% apresentaram DTmín < 9 mm, valor mínimo considerado para a colocação de dois parafusos de 3,5 mm. CONCLUSÕES: em nossa população, o sexo masculino apresentou valores significativamente maiores de CEI e DAPmín do que os encontrados no sexo feminino.
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