Optimal treatment for odontoid fractures in the elderly

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Harrop, James S ^a   Hart, Robert ^b   Anderson, Paul A ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

aged; cervical; elderly; fracture; odontoid

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DYSPHAGIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HALO VEST; HARD COLLAR; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; BRACES; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; ODONTOID PROCESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957994588     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f32716     Document Type: Review

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