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Two cases of atlanto-axial dislocation due to ossiculum terminale of the odontoid process are reported. A new technique of posterior fusion with a Y-shaped plate is described. Embryological data, clinical features, and operative treatment of this unusual condition are discussed.
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Bret, P., Lecuire, J., Carlioz, P. et al. Atlanto-axial dislocation due to ossiculum terminale persistens. Acta neurochir 52, 105–112 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01400954
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