Factors associated with nonunion in conservatively-treated type-II fractures of the odontoid process
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Factors associated with nonunion in conservatively-treated type-II fractures of the odontoid process.
In type-II fractures of the odontoid process, the treatment is either conservative in a halo vest or primary surgical stabilisation. Since nonunion, requiring prolonged immobilisation or late surgery, is common in patients treated in a halo vest, the identification of those in whom this treatment is likely to fail is important. We reviewed the data of 69 patients with acute type-II fractures of...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.88b1.17343