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A Case Series Study of Odontoid Fracture in the Elderly: A Severe Fracture Occurring Most Frequently in Osteoporotic Subjects

The WHO definition of osteoporosis excludes cervical fractures. Recent studies suggest that atraumatic odontoid fractures (OF) may be favored by osteoporosis but global bone status for osteoporosis diagnosis has not been described. We present a case series of patients >65 years old hospitalized f...

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Autores principales: Natella, Lauren, Bronsard, Nicolas, Allia, Jeremy, Hekayem, Laurent, Euller‐Ziegler, Liana, De Peretti, Fernand, Breuil, Véronique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31044178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10076