Odontoid Fracture: Computed Tomography [PDF]
Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2016 History of present illness: An 84-year-old male presented with left-sided posterior head, neck, and back pain after a ground level fall. Exam was notable for left parietal scalp laceration and midline cervical spine tenderness with no obvious ...
Jonathan Peña, Alisa Wray
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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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A Case of Initial Missed Diagnosis of Fatal Posterior Atlantoaxial Dislocation Without Odontoid Fracture [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.ABSTRACT We report a rare case of fatal posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without odontoid fracture. Attention should be paid to the possibility of delayed or missed diagnosis of cervical spine injury in patients with disturbance of consciousness.
Tetsuhiro Hagino +2 more
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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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Surgical outcome of type II odontoid fracture, Harms technique
Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 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
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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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Management of Odontoid Fracture in Elderly
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 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 Nadeem +3 more
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Odontoid Fracture as Proximal Junctional Failure in Patients With Multilevel Spine Fusions [PDF]
Global Spine Journal, 2023 Study Design: Retrospective study. Objective: Proximal junctional failure (PJF) commonly occurs as a recognized potential outcome of fusion surgery. Here we describe a unique series of patients with multilevel spine fusion including the cervical spine ...
Bryan M. Ladd MD +5 more
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2017 Background The objective of this study is to investigate the outcomes and safety of using percutaneous anterior C1/2 transarticular screw fixation as a salvage technique for odontoid fracture if percutaneous odontoid screw fixation fails. Methods Fifteen
Ai-Min Wu +4 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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