| Literature DB >> 740389 |
W H Mouradian, V G Fietti, G V Cochran, J W Fielding, J Young.
Abstract
Previous reports and a study of the mechanism of injury in 25 cases of fracture of the odontoid suggest that the fracture usually results from a high velocity force directed to the head, producing flexion, extension, or rotation of the upper cervical spine. In a laboratory biomechanical study using cadaver preparations, fractures of the odontoid were produced in 20 specimens from the upper cervical spine, which were loaded in failure in forward and lateral modes.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 740389
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Orthop Clin North Am ISSN: 0030-5898 Impact factor: 2.472