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Overtightening of halo pins resulting in intracranial penetration, pneumocephalus, and epileptic seizure

A 60-year-old man sustained an undisplaced type III odontoid fracture following a fall down a full flight of stairs. His medical history was remarkable for a partial pancreatectomy and splenectomy in 2006 for chronic pancreatitis. This had rendered him diabetic, on insulin, and he required long-term...

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Autores principales: Glover, Alexander W., Zakaria, Rasheed, May, Paul, Barrett, Chris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier, Inc. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4300969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25694903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.01.004