treatment algorithm for dens fractures: non-halo immobilization, anterior screw fixation, or...
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Treatment Algorithm for Dens Fractures: Non-Halo Immobilization, Anterior Screw Fixation, or Posterior
Transarticular C1-C2 Fixation
by Markus R. Konieczny, Arnold Gstrein, and Ernst J. Müller
J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 94(19):e144
October 3, 2012
©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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A seventy-eight-year-old woman sustained a stable fracture of the dens in a fall from an upright position and was treated nonoperatively.
Markus R. Konieczny et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e144
©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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A thirty-eight-year-old man sustained an unstable fracture in a bicycle accident and was treated with direct anterior screw fixation.
Markus R. Konieczny et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e144
©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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An eighty-nine-year-old woman sustained an unstable fracture of the dens in a fall and was treated with transarticular screw fixation with a modified Gallie fusion35.
Markus R. Konieczny et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e144
©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.