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Treatment Options for Odontoid Fractures. A Comparasion between Anterior and Posterior Approaches
Global Spine Journal, 2016 Introduction Odontoid fractures account for 9% to 15% of adult, cervical spine fractures, and are the most common fractures in the geriatric cervical spine.
Jamil Farhat Neto +2 more
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Odontoid fractures: Management
Journal of Spinal Surgery, 2014 Odontoid fractures account for approximately 20% of all cervical fractures, majority of them being type II. Treatment of odontoid fractures is determined by multiple factors, including fracture type, presence of associated injuries, patient's age and ...
P Sai Sudarsan, I Dinakar
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Zhongguo linchuang yanjiuObjective To analyze and compare the effects of transverse ligament injury on the stability and stress distribution of atlantoaxial complex fractures using 3D finite element method. Methods A male volunteer with a normal cervical spine was selected.
HUANG Kai, LIU Chao
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SICOT-J, 2015 Aims: We wished to investigate the role of the cervical ligaments in maintaining atlantoaxial stability after fracture of the odontoid process. Methods: We dissected eight fresh-frozen cadaveric cervical spines to prepare the C1 and C2 ...
Boughton Oliver Richard +2 more
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Odontoid Fracture in a Patient With Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2017 Nonoperative management of fractures in the setting of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) or ankylosing spondylitis is often unsuccessful. The subaxial spine is a common site of hyperextension fractures in the setting of DISH.
Adan Omar MD, Addisu Mesfin MD
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Multilevel noncontiguous cervical spine injury
Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2017 This case report highlights the successful combination of operative and nonoperative management of a patient with noncontiguous cervical spine fractures and incomplete spinal cord injury.
Adetunji Mapaderun Toluse
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Artificial neural networks for the detection of odontoid fractures using the Konstanz Information Miner Analytics Platform [PDF]
Asian Spine JournalStudy Design An experimental study. Purpose This study aimed to investigate the potential use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) in the detection of odontoid fractures using the Konstanz Information Miner (KNIME) Analytics Platform that provides a ...
Wongthawat Liawrungrueang +5 more
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Closed reduction of traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation with type II odontoid fracture
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2018 Background: Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation (TAARS) in adults is rare. We present an uncommon case of traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation with an associated type II odontoid fracture in a neurologically intact patient and describe a ...
Michael Opoku-Darko, MD, MSc +2 more
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Conservative Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Odontoid Fracture - Functional Outcome Following Halovest Immobilization [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2010 OBJECTIVE: to assess the severity of neck pain and functional status (neck motion and return to pre-injury daily activity) in patients with type 2 odontoid fracture following conservative treatment by halo vest immobilization.
A Zairul +3 more
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Trends in management of odontoid fractures 2010–2021
North American Spine Society JournalBackground Context: Odontoid fractures are relatively common. However, the literature is unclear how these fractures are best managed in many scenarios. As such, care is varied and poorly characterized.
Michael J. Gouzoulis, BS +7 more
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