title: Odontoid process fracture osteosynthesis with a direct screw fixation technique in nine consecutive cases.
abstract: The authors present their experience with surgical treatment of odontoid process fractures using a direct screw fixation technique via an anterolateral retropharyngeal approach. Nine consecutive patients have been operated on with this technique. There were two deaths unrelated to the surgery, and anatomical union with conservation of the craniospinal hinge mobility was achieved in the remaining seven patients. The direct screw fixation technique appears feasible, efficient, and logical.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Joffre, Perpignan, France.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Borne
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Bedou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinaudeau
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cristino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries*