Management of Type II Odontoid Fractures for Osteoporotic Bone Structure: Preliminary Report

Cosar, MURAT; Ozer, A.; Alkan, BAHADIR; Guven, MUSTAFA; AKMAN, TARIK; ARAS, ADEM; Ceylan, Davut; Tokmak, Mehmet

doi:10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.9083-13.1

Management of Type II Odontoid Fractures for Osteoporotic Bone Structure: Preliminary Report

Cosar M., Ozer A. F., Alkan B., Guven M., AKMAN T., ARAS A. B., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.269-272, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.9083-13.1
Dergi Adı: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.269-272
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

AIM: Anterior transodontoid screw fixation technique is generally chosen for the management of type II odontoid fractures. The nonunion of type II odontoid fractures is still a major problem especially in elderly and osteoporotic patients. Eleven osteoporotic type II odontoid fracured patients were presented in this article.