Posterior cervical arthrodesis for subacute odontoid fracture in a patient with osteopetrosis: Case report

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Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Auerbach, Joshua D ^a   McCormick, Frank L ^b   Mehta, Samir ^c   Brummett, Russell S ^d   Rushton, Scott A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Instability; Odontoid fracture; Osteopetrosis; Subacute fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALBERS SCHOENBERG DISEASE; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; NECK MUSCLE; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PEDICLE SCREW; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION;

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODONTOID PROCESS; OSTEOPETROSIS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33846091522     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000250249.42858.55     Document Type: Article

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