title: Position: nonoperative management.
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Spine Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burd
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bosita
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods*; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*