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Odontoid fracture in the elderly: a case report of the screw fixation technique.

W T Asfora1, T W Free, J H Johnson.   

Abstract

The case of a type II, highly unstable, odontoid fracture in a 92 year old patient is reported. This fracture was treated by a new technique for anterior odontoid screw fixation with excellent results. The authors discuss this technique and treatment options for odontoid fracture in the elderly.

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Year:  1992        PMID： 1411484

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  S D J Med


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1.  Fractures of the odontoid process: analysis of the functional results after surgery.

Authors:  R Verheggen; J Jansen
Journal:  Eur Spine J       Date:  1994       Impact factor: 3.134

2.  Radiographic analysis of type II odontoid fractures in a geriatric patient population: description and pathomechanism of the "Geier"-deformity.

Authors:  Maximilian Reinhold; C Bellabarba; R Bransford; J Chapman; W Krengel; M Lee; T Wagner
Journal:  Eur Spine J       Date:  2011-07-28       Impact factor: 3.134
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