Odontoid screw fixation of a type II odontoid fracture in a patient with autofused C2–C3 vertebral bodies
Background: Anterior odontoid screw fixation for the treatment of type II odontoid fractures, in contrast to posterior C1–2 fusion, allows for maintenance of cervical rotatory motion at C1–2. The approach requires an accessible C2–3 disc space from which a screw can be inserted into the vertebral bo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751918300525 |