CT evaluation of the pattern of odontoid fractures in the elderly - Relationship to upper cervical spine osteoarthritis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-83

  Lakshmanan, Palaniappan ^a,b   Jones, Alwyn ^a   Howes, John ^a   Lyons, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlanto odontoid joint; Fracture; Geriatrics; Odontoid; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLAS; AXIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT FUNCTION; ODONTOID PROCESS; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA;

AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; ODONTOID PROCESS; SPINAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 15044356283     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0743-z     Document Type: Article

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