Treatment of Odontoid Type II Fractures in Octogenarians: Balancing Two Different Treatment Strategies

OBJECTIVE: Demographic changes have led to a higher incidence of C-2 fractures, especially in elderly patients. For patients with type II fractures, treatment remains controversial, as discussed by Anderson and D’Alonzo, due to the rising morbidity and mortality rates for any treatment. The aim of t...

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Autores principales: Gembruch, Oliver, Lemonas, Elias, Ahmadipour, Yahya, Sure, Ulrich, El Hindy, Nicolai, Dodel, Richard, Müller, Oliver
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6603819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31154696
http://dx.doi.org/10.14245/ns.1836250.125

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