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Surgical Management of Odontoid Fracture in Elderly

open access: yes, 2014
Odontoid type II fractures are associated with high mortality in the elderly. Their management can be done either conservatively or surgically, however, surgical treatment is technically demanding and relatively new.
Daraz Khan, Rana Muhammad Omar   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Biomechanical evaluation of a bioresorbable odontoid screw.

open access: yes, 2005
OBJECT: The authors tested the ability of a resorbable cannulated lag screw composed of a polylactide copolymer to repair Type II odontoid fractures. The resorbable screw was evaluated for its ability to restore strength and stiffness to the fractured ...
Sonntag, Volker K.H.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Surgical Treatment Of Type Ii Odontoid Fractures: Anterior Odontoid Screw Fixation Or Posterior Cervical Instrumented Fusion?

open access: yes, 2016
Odontoid fractures comprise as many as 20% of all cervical spine fractures. Fractures at the dens base, classified by the Anderson and D'Alonzo system as Type II injuries, are the most common pattern of all odontoid fractures and are also the most common
Andrei F.; Patel, Joaquim, Alpesh A.
core   +1 more source

Surgical outcome of type II odontoid fracture, Harms technique

open access: yes, 2019
Background Cervical trauma is a common cause of disability following spinal cord injury especially in athletic populations. The biomechanics in the atlantoaxial joint carry more than 50% of the rotational movement which can be affected in transverse ...
Ahmed Saro   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Erişkin Türk Toplumunda Odontoid Vida Uzunluğu: Morfometrik Bir Çalişma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
C1, C2 düzeyinde yapılacak sabitlemede aksiyal rotasyonu korumak için anterior odontoid vidası kullanılmaktadır. Bu morfometrik çalışma erişkin Türk toplumunda uygun anterior odontoid vidası boyunu belirlemektir.
Er, Uygur, Benli, İsmet Teoman
core   +1 more source

Odontoid screw fixation of a type II odontoid fracture in a patient with autofused C2–C3 vertebral bodies

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Anterior odontoid screw fixation for the treatment of type II odontoid fractures, in contrast to posterior C1–2 fusion, allows for maintenance of cervical rotatory motion at C1–2. The approach requires an accessible C2–3 disc space from which
Albert E. Telfeian, M.D., Ph.D.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Operative treatment of unstable odontoid fractures in the geriatric population

open access: yes, 2006
Background: Odontoid fractures, often in combination with C1 fractures, are a common fracture of the cervical spine in geriatric patients. The optimal treatment of this fracture in this patient population is often controversial.
Robinson, Yohan,   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Management of Odontoid Fracture in Elderly

open access: yes, 2014
Odontoid type II fractures are associated with high mortality in the elderly. Their management can be done either conservatively or surgically, however, surgical treatment is technically demanding and relatively new. We report a case of 75 years old man
Muhammad Jawad Noon   +3 more
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A New Guide Tube for Odontoid Screw Fixation for Unstable Odontoid Fractures: Report of 6 Case Series

open access: yes
AIM: We describe a modified form of traditional open surgery with a new guide tube.This guide tube permits anterior screwing of odontoid in a shorter time with a more simple technique as compared to traditional open surgery, endoscopic and percutaneous ...
Zileli, M   +3 more
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Expanded Endoscopic Endonasal Approach and Odontoidectomy for Atlantoaxial Synovial Cyst. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Neurol Surg Rep
Patel P   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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