Management of acute odontoid fractures with single anterior screw fixation

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 890-895

  Lee, Sai Cheung ^a   Chen, Jyi Feng ^a   Lee, Shih Tseng ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atlantoaxial arthrodesis; odontoid fracture; odontoid screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 7444268568     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.03.023     Document Type: Article

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