Odontoid fractures: A retrospective analysis of 53 cases

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 352-360

  Shetty, Arjun ^a   Kini, Abhishek R ^b   Prabhu, Jagadish ^b  

^a YENEPOYA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Tejasvini Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial dislocation; Cervical spine injuries; Odontoid fractures

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349934747     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.55975     Document Type: Article

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