Clinical evaluation of anterior screw fixation for elderly patients with type II odontoid fractures

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Hou, Yang ^a   Yuan, Wen ^a   Wang, Xinwei ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior screw fixation; Elderly patient; Fusion rate; Odontoid fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR SCREW FIXATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82355192276     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3182318517     Document Type: Article

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