Odontoid fractures: High complication rate associated with anterior screw fixation in the elderly

European Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-59

  Andersson, S ^a   Rodrigues, M ^a   Olerud, C ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior screw repair; Cervical spine fractures; Conservative treatment; Posterior fusion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPINE FUSION;

EID: 0033834108     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050009     Document Type: Article

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