Ischiopubic and odontoid synchondrosis in a boy with progressive pseudorheumatoid chondrodysplasia [PDF]
Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2007 Purpose To present the case of a 14-year-old boy with clinical and radiographic features of pseudorheumatoid chondrodyspalsia with additional, potentially serious, cervical malformations.
Ben Ghachem Maher +4 more
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Odontoid fracture in geriatric patients — analysis of complications and outcome following conservative treatment vs. ventral and dorsal surgery [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background Different treatment options are discussed for geriatric odontoid fracture. The aim of this study was to compare the treatment options for geriatric odontoid fractures. Methods Included were patients with the following criteria: age ≥ 65 years,
Matthias K. Jung +4 more
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Risk factors for early mortality in elderly patients with unstable isolated C2 odontoid fracture treated with halo-vest or surgery [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The aim of this study was to compare in-hospital mortality of three procedures –halo-vest immobilization, anterior spinal fixation (ASF), and posterior spinal fixation (PSF)– in the treatment of elderly patients with isolated C2 odontoid fracture.
Akira Honda +14 more
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Conservative treatment for traumatic atlantoaxial joint infra-anterior dislocation complicating odontoid fracture in young children: A case series [PDF]
Journal of Children's OrthopaedicsPurpose: The purpose of this study is to retrospectively analyze children treated conservatively in our hospital to explore the clinical characteristics of children with traumatic atlantoaxial joint infra-anterior dislocation complicating odontoid ...
Chunxing Wu +5 more
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First case of completely asymptomatic traumatic posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without odontoid fracture and literature review [PDF]
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and SpineTraumatic posterior atlantoaxial dislocation (PAAD) without odontoid fracture is exceptionally rare. We report the first documented case entirely asymptomatic at presentation. A 78-year-old woman, evaluated after a motor vehicle collision, presented with
Nicolò Andreella +3 more
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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2023 Objective Operative management of axis fractures (C2) usually depend on the stability and location of the break and individual patient characteristics. We sought to describe the epidemiology of C2 fractures and hypothesized that determinants for surgery ...
Kristin Salottolo +6 more
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Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2021 Two cases of type Ⅱ odontoid fractures were reported to share our experience in surgery treatment of such cases. A 33-year-old woman with comminuted type Ⅱ odontoid fracture and a 42-year-old man with fracture end hardened type Ⅱ odontoid fracture ...
Sen Yang, Yi-Jie Liu, Wei-Min Jiang
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Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Anterior Screw Fixation for Odontoid Fracture and Analysis of the Predictive Factors for Surgical Failure [PDF]
Neurospine, 2020 Objective Anterior odontoid screw fixation (AOSF) is a safe and effective treatment for type II and rostral type III odontoid fracture. This study aimed to report the outcomes of the AOSF surgery and evaluate the potential risk factors of surgical ...
Tae-Kyu Lee +4 more
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Indian Spine Journal, 2021 The upper cervical spine remains the most susceptible region for spinal trauma in children, with odontoid fractures being the most common ones in this age group.
Dilip Dutta, Arjun Shankar Dasgupta
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PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundAlong with the growing geriatric population, the number of odontoid fractures is steadily increasing. However, the effectiveness of immobilizing geriatric odontoid fractures using a cervical collar has been questioned.
Matthias K Jung +6 more
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