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They were surprised to find that the previously used diagnostic measures for basilar abnormality in patients with OI were exceeded in 6.5 to 7.4% of the controls, and hence needed to be reevaluated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The authors calculated the distance from the odontoid process to four reference lines, including a novel one, in the controls. The normal mean distances were exceeded by more than two standard deviations (SDs) in 28.3 to 35.2%, and by more than three SDs in 13.2 to 16.6% of the patients with OI. The latter figures reliably reflect the prevalence of basilar impression. As a sign of basilar invagination the odontoid process protruded into the foramen magnum or reached the foramen magnum level in 22.2% of the patients with OI, whereas none of the controls showed this feature. 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