Odontoid process fracture in elderly patients over 70 years: Morbidity, handicap, and role of surgical treatment in a retrospective series of 27 cases;Fracture de l'odontoïde chez le sujet de plus de 70 ans : morbidité, handicap et place du traitement chirurgical. À propos d'une série de 27 patients

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 543-550

  Lefranc, M ^a   Peltier, J ^a   Fichten, A ^a   Desenclos, C ^a   Toussaint, P ^a   Le Gars, D ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Odontoid process fracture; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 70450247082     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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