Bergmann's ossicle (ossiculum terminale persistens): a brief review and differentiation from other findings of the odontoid process.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2016
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper was to review the literature on Bergmann's ossicle and provide an overview on its development, etiology, and clinical presentation while also differentiating it from similar structural anomalies.
METHODS: A thorough review of the literature available on Bergmann's ossicle was performed.
RESULTS: Bergmann's ossicle, also referred to as ossiculum terminale persistens, was defined as a developmental anomaly of the odontoid process in which an ossification center that gives rise to the tip of the dens fails to fuse properly with the body of the axis.
CONCLUSION: Bergmann's ossicle is most often a benign condition, although it rarely may present with clinical symptoms such as neck pain and neurological signs. It may be associated with Down's syndrome and contribute to atlantoaxial instability.
Volume
32
Issue
9
First Page
1603
Last Page
1606
ISSN
1433-0350
Published In/Presented At
Johal, J., Loukas, M., Fisahn, C., Oskouian, R. J., & Tubbs, R. S. (2016). Bergmann's ossicle (ossiculum terminale persistens): a brief review and differentiation from other findings of the odontoid process. Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 32(9), 1603–1606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-016-3199-7
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
27465675
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article