Clinical outcomes of halo-vest immobilization and surgical fusion of odontoid fractures

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-22

  Kim, Seung Kook ^a   Shin, Jun Jae ^a   Kim, Tae Hong ^a   Shin, Hyung Shik ^a   Hwang, Yong Soon ^a   Park, Sang Keun ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical fracture odontoid fracture operation halovest bony healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HALO VEST IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; ORTHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961177167     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2011.50.1.17     Document Type: Article

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