Surgical treatment of unstable type II odontoid fractures in skeletally mature individuals

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Patel, Alpesh A ^a   Lindsey, Ron ^b   Bessey, Jason T ^c   Chapman, Jens ^d   Rampersaud, Raja ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

adult; cervical; fracture; odontoid; surgery; systematic review; treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; PATIENT SELECTION; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957992817     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f32ca5     Document Type: Article

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