Considerable controversy exists regarding the optimal management of elderly patients with
type II odontoid fractures. There is uncertainty regarding the consequences of non-union …

Background Odontoid fractures are the most common odontoid injury and often cause
atlantoaxial instability. Reports on postoperative status of patients who underwent surgery …

Object Fractures of the odontoid process are the most common fractures of the cervical spine
in patients over the age of 70 years. The incidence of fracture nonunion in this population …

Study Design A retrospective cohort study of operative versus nonoperative treatment of
isolated type II odontoid fractures in patients aged 80 years and more without neurologic …

Study Design: Narrative review. Objective: To establish recommendations for the treatment
of odontoid fractures based on current literature and the knowledge of the experts of the …

Objective To report on the treatment of 3 cases of painful delayed unions of type III odontoid
fractures with teriparatide. Summary of Background Data Fractures of the C2 vertebra, also …

Study Design. Retrospective case series of elderly patients with Type II odontoid fractures,
with prospective functional follow-up. Objective. We aimed to investigate the functional …

Anterior screw fixation of Type II odontoid fractures has been recommended. Only few
publications analyse the mechanism of failure in geriatric patients. We reviewed 18 male …

Odontoid fractures currently account for 9–15% of all adult cervical spine fractures, with type
II fractures accounting for the majority of these injuries. Despite recent advances in internal …

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