Description:
<p>In this report, the authors describe a case of a 3-year-old boy with odontoid bone diagnosed aftertrauma. The patient presented with pain following a fall from 3 meters height. Cervical CT imagesrevealed an odontoid bone. The odontoid bone and body of axis had continuous intact periosteum.The regional anatomy and etiology of os odontoideum are discussed here. <br></p>