Rationale and design of the INNOVATE Trial: an international cooperative study on surgical versus conservative treatment for odontoid fractures in the elderly

BACKGROUND: Fractures of the odontoid process of the axis are the most common fractures of the geriatric cervical spine. As the population ages, their incidence is expected to increase progressively, as is the number of very old patients (>80 years) with an odontoid fracture. No consensus exists...

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Autores principales: Huybregts, Jeroen GJ, Jacobs, Wilco CH, Peul, Wilco C, Vleggeert-Lankamp, Carmen LA
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24400976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24400976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-7

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