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The incidence of odontoid fractures following trauma in a major trauma center, a retrospective study

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2020
Background: Cervical spine injury is the most common vertebral injury after major trauma, 20% of all cervical fractures happen to be odontoid fractures.
Sami Ibrahim AlEissa, Ali Abdullah Alhandi, Ahad Abdullah Bugis, Raghad Khalid Alsalamah, Abdulellah Alsheddi, Abdulaziz Khalid Almubarak, Suhail Saad AlAssiri, Faisal MohammedSaleh Konbaz   +7 more
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Functional and quality-of-life outcomes in geriatric patients with type-II dens fracture. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Dens fractures are relatively common in the elderly. The treatment of Type-II dens fractures remains controversial. The aim of this multicenter prospective cohort study was to compare outcomes (assessed with use of validated clinical measures)
Arnold, Paul, Bono, Christopher, Brodke, Darrel, Chapman, Jens, Dekutoski, Mark, Fehlings, Michael G, France, John, Gokaslan, Ziya, Harrop, James, Kepler, Christopher K, Kopjar, Branko, Sasso, Rick, Shaffrey, Christopher, Vaccaro, Alexander R, Yoon, S Tim   +14 more
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Morphometric evaluation of the body and odontoid process of the axis vertebra and its clinical significance. A cross-sectional anatomical study.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa
Introduction: The axis, which is the second cervical vertebra, serves as a pivot, allowing the atlas to rotate and support the head. Despite its small size, this area can lead to significant complications because of the intricate anatomy of the cranio-
Dr . Adabala N. V. V. Veerraju
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ONE OR TWO SCREWS IN THE FRACTURE OF THE ODONTOID PROCESS? EVALUATION USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

Coluna/Columna, 2015
Objective:To evaluate the bone area of the odontoid process through computed tomography and its relation with the area of one and two screws in the male and female subjects.Methods:188 CT scans of adults were analyzed.
Carlos Alexandre Botelho do Amaral, Edgar Taira Nakagawa, Leonardo Ternis Ferreira, José Sergio Franco, Robinson Esteves Santos Pires, Flávio Cavallari, Pedro José Labronici   +6 more
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Computational fluid dynamics analysis of the upper airway after rapid maxillary expansion: a case report [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Assessment of the upper airway volume, morphology, and mechanics is of great importance for the orthodontic patient. We hypothesize that upper airway dimensions have significant effects on the dynamics of the airway flow and that both the ...
AlBarakati, Sahar, Ghoneima, Ahmed, Jiang, Feifei, Kula, Katherine, Wasfy, Tamer   +4 more
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Atraumatic Occult Odontoid Fracture in Patients with Osteoporosis-Associated Thoracic Kyphotic Deformity: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2015
Anderson type II odontoid fractures are reported to be the most common injury of the odontoid process in patients over the age of 65. However, atraumatic occult Anderson type III odontoid fractures have been rarely described and remain a diagnostic ...
Kanji Mori, Kazuya Nishizawa, Akira Nakamura, Shinji Imai   +3 more
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Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse

Irish Veterinary Journal, 2008
The 'classical' or 'Hangman' neck fracture involves the odontoid peg (process) of the second cervical vertebra (C2), and is described as an axial, dens or odontoid peg fracture in both the veterinary and human literature.
Vos NJ
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The Larvae of European Ascalaphidae (Neuroptera) [PDF]

, 2014
The larvae of all the European genera of Ascalaphidae are compared for the first time, highlighting the differential characters for identification purposes.
Badano, Davide, Pantaleoni, Roberto A.
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Ischiopubic and odontoid synchondrosis in a boy with progressive pseudorheumatoid chondrodysplasia [PDF]

, 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, Ben Chehida Farid, Al Kaissi Ali, Grill Franz, Klaushofer Klaus   +4 more
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Morphological variation in atlas and axis of Neotropical spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The unique morphologies of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, represent a significant innovation in mammalian evolution. These structures support the weight of the head and enable intricate movements of the head and neck.
Thomas Furtado da Silva Netto, João Felipe Leal Kaiuca, Adriana Itatí Olivares, William Corrêa Tavares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source