title: Odontoid fractures: conservative treatment and halo device in 6 young patients.
abstract: Six patients under the age of 40 with fractures of the odontoid process (4 with Anderson type III and 2 with type II) were treated conservatively by immobilization in a halo device for 14-16 weeks. The indications for surgical and conservative treatment are discussed. Follow-up from 1 to 4 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, La Sapienza, University Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Cantore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delfini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ciapetta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014945:Wound Healing