| Literature DB >> 7866852 |
V Pointillart1, A L Orta, J Freitas, J M Vital, J Senegas.
Abstract
A total of 150 odontoid fractures was treated over a 12-year period, 43 by anterior screw fixation. The rate of pseudarthrosis dropped from 20% to 5% in type II unstable fractures. Thus, anterior screw fixation seems to be safe and efficient, and may be more widely used to treat all type II and some type III fractures. Odontoid pseudarthrosis is usually tolerated quite well and therefore requires no correction. If necessary, anterior grafting with fixation can be proposed as an alternative for posterior fusion.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7866852 DOI: 10.1007/bf02226580
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Spine J ISSN: 0940-6719 Impact factor: 3.134