Treatment for Fractures of the Odontoid Process
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Fractures of the odontoid process of the axis.
Analysis of 15 cases of fracture of the odontoid process of the axis, with a follow-up time of 18 months to 9 years. In 6 cases (40 p. 100) the diagnosis of the fracture was made with a delay extending from one week to 3 months after the accident. The only case complicated with neurological findings was a fracture of the dens without radiological displacement. All patients have been treated con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0914-6024,1880-9359
DOI: 10.2531/spinalsurg.29.95