Editorial: Management of Type II odontoid process fracture in octogenarians
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Commentary on the management of type II odontoid process fractures in octogenarians: Article by Graffeo et al. and Editorial by Falavigna (J Neurosurgery Spine August 19, 2016)
BACKGROUND Establishing a clear treatment paradigm for octogenarians with type II odontoid fractures in hampered by a literature replete with level III articles. METHODS In the study by Graffeo et al., the authors evaluated 111 patients over the age of 79 (average age: 87) with type II odontoid fractures undergoing nonoperative (94 patients) vs. operative intervention (17 total; 15 posterior ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1547-5654
DOI: 10.3171/2016.4.spine16333