title: [Failed compression osteosynthesis of the dens axis treated by anterior C1-C2 transarticular stabilisation. Case report].
abstract: We describe the case of an 80-year-old female patient who had undergone anterior C1-C2 transarticular stabilisation and was subsequently treated by the triple-screw method for failed compression osteosynthesis of a AO type III dens axis fracture. Key words: dens axis, upper cervical spine fracture, eldery, triple screw technique, anterior transarticular C1-C2 stabilisation.
authors: Klinika traumatologie LF MU v Úrazové nemocnici Brno.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Kočiš
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kelbl
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001863:Bone Screws; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D017211:Treatment Failure