Management of odontoid fractures in the elderly

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 360-365

  Muller E J ^a   Wick, M ^a   Russe, O ^a   Muhr, G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Fracture; Odontoid; Patient's age; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ODONTOID PROCESS; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINE;

EID: 0032741578     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050188     Document Type: Article

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