Among 97 consecutive patients with type 2 or 3 odontoid fractures with an average age of 80 years, 20 patients died before 6-months follow-up and 73 patients were treated at a single Level 1 ...

CT revealed B1, a mildly displaced and angulated type II odontoid fracture treated with B2, C1-C2 posterior fixation with B3, excellent bony healing on follow-up CT. Credit: Neurosurgery (2023).

We used preoperative halo traction to reduce kyphosis, after which we performed transoral decompression of the odontoid fragment, posterior osteophyte and vertebral body, followed by posterior ...

NEW ORLEANS — Neither surgical nor nonoperative management is associated with a survival benefit among octogenarians with type II odontoid fracture, but certain markers can help identify those ...

ABSENCE of the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra has been reported infrequently since the original description by Roberts. 1 We have collected 19 cases ...

Kris E. Radcliff SAN DIEGO — A neurological deficit in combination with acute type 2 odontoid fractures was associated with six-fold increased mortality and an elevenfold increased risk of ...

Odontoid fractures—those occurring in the second cervical vertebra—are common in elderly patients after a low-energy fall. However, whether the initial treatment should be surgical or ...