Trends in epidemiology and management of type II odontoid fractures: 20-year experience at a model system spine injury tertiary referral center

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 501-505

  Smith, Harvey E ^a   Kerr, Stewart M ^b   Fehlings, Michael G ^c   Chapman, Jens ^d   Maltenfort, Mitchell ^e   Zavlasky, James ^f   Harris, Eric ^g   Albert, Todd J ^e   Harrop, James ^g   Hilibrand, Alan S ^e   Anderson, D Greg ^e   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^e  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

spine trauma; type II odontoid fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE TYPE II; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TREND STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; ODONTOID PROCESS; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650310570     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181cc43c7     Document Type: Article

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