The incidence of odontoid fractures following trauma in a major trauma center, a retrospective study

The incidence of odontoid fractures following trauma in a major trauma center, a retrospective study

Background: Cervical spine injury is the most common vertebral injury after major trauma, 20% of all cervical fractures happen to be odontoid fractures. In young adults, odontoid fracture usually happens as a result of high-energy trauma after a motor vehicle accident (MVA). MVA in Riyadh represents...

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Main Authors: Sami Ibrahim AlEissa, Ali Abdullah Alhandi, Ahad Abdullah Bugis, Raghad Khalid Alsalamah, Abdulellah Alsheddi, Abdulaziz Khalid Almubarak, Suhail Saad AlAssiri, Faisal MohammedSaleh Konbaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
cervical
fractures
motor vehicle accident
odontoid
spine
trauma
Online Access:http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2020;volume=11;issue=2;spage=71;epage=74;aulast=AlEissa

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