title: Degenerative changes in the atlanto-dens joint and dens fractures in the elderly: close relatives or just neighbors?: a commentary on an article by Matthew S. Shinseki et al.: "association between advanced degenerative changes of the atlanto-dens joint and presence of dens fracture".
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas.
authors.forename: Ronald W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Lindsey
mesh_terms: D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology*