Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) following odontoid fracture in older or frail adults: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of collar versus no collar

INTRODUCTION: Fractures of the odontoid process frequently result from low impact falls in frail or older adults. These are increasing in incidence and importance as the population ages. In the UK, odontoid fractures in older adults are usually managed in hard collars to immobilise the fracture and...

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Autores principales: Woodfield, Julie, Edlmann, Ellie, Black, Polly L, Boyd, Julia, Copley, Phillip Correia, Cranswick, Gina, Eborall, Helen, Keerie, Catriona, Khan, Sadaquate, Lawton, Julia, Lowe, David J, Norrie, John, Niven, Angela, Reed, Matthew J, Shenkin, Susan Deborah, Statham, Patrick, Stoddart, Andrew, Tomlinson, James, Brennan, Paul M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Geriatric Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9295672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35840308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057753

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