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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Learning Curve in Surgical Treatment of Odontoid Fixation for a Series of Type II C2 Fractures

Carlo GulìGiuseppe Roberto GiammalvaFrancesca GrazianoRosario MaugeriDomenico Gerardo Iacopino

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education.field_of_studymedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/27 - Neurochirurgiabusiness.industryPopulationSpinal cordCervical spine030218 nuclear medicine & medical imagingSurgery03 medical and health sciencesFixation (surgical)0302 clinical medicinemedicine.anatomical_structureTraumatic injurymedicineC1–C2 articular screw Learning Curve C1–C2 instability Odontoid screw Type II odontoid fracture Aged Fracture Fixation Internal Bone Screws Odontoid Process Spinal Cord Injuries Treatment Outcome Spinal Fractures Humans Spinal FusionbusinessSurgical treatmentRange of motioneducation030217 neurology & neurosurgery

description

The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is a complex anatomical area upon which most of the motion of the upper cervical spine depends [1]. Because of its unique range of motion, the CVJ is subject to several types of traumatic injury; it has been shown that odontoid fractures are the most common ones in the general population and are the most common isolated spinal fractures [2]. Accounting for up to 18% of all cervical fractures, odontoid fractures are the most common ones in elderly patients [3], in whom they account for up to 60% of spinal cord injuries [4].

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_47