Up-to-date method of treatment of most frequent axis-injuries: screw-fixation of the odontoid fractures.
In the period from 1981 to 1985, 32 odontoid fractures were treated in the National Institute of Traumatology. In 4 cases anterior stabilization was made with compression-screws from the ventral approach. Two cases of odontoid fractures are shown, one accompanied by ventral, the other by dorsal dislocation. A brief review of the results with different methods of treatment is given on the basis of the international literature.
Pentelényi
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National Institute of Traumatology, Budapest, Hungary.
Szarvas
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Bodrogi
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000293:injuries*; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography