Incidence of dysphagia after odontoid screw fixation of type II odontoid fracture in the elderly

BACKGROUND: Although surgery may reduce mortality rates from type II odontoid fractures in the elderly population, post-operative dysphagia resulting from screw fixation remains a serious complication. METHODS: We retrospectively performed a chart review of patients over 65 years of age who underwen...

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Autores principales: Marciano, Rudy D., Seaman, Brian, Sharma, Saurabh, Wood, Teresa, Karas, Chris, Narayan, Kailash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Spine: Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5926214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29740505
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_231_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5926214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29740505
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_231_17

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