title: Odontoid fracture in severe ankylosing spondylitic patient.
authors.affiliation: Schwarzwald-Baar Hospital, Department of Trauma and Reconstructive surgery, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. phadjicostas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Panayiotis T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Hadjicostas
authors.forename: Afroditi K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tsirogianni
authors.forename: Panayotis N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Soucacos
authors.forename: Friedrich W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Thielemann
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*