Affiliation:
1. Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Abstract
AbstractBACKGROUNDTraumatic fractures of the second cervical vertebra are common, representing nearly 20% of all acute cervical spinal fracture-dislocation injuries. They are divided into 3 distinct injury patterns: odontoid fractures, hangman's fracture injuries, and fractures of the axis body, involving all other fracture injuries to the C2 vertebra.OBJECTIVEAn evidence-based overview of the medical and surgical treatment strategies for each axis fracture injury sub-type.RESULTSCurrent medical and surgical management of traumatic fractures of the axis.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Neurology (clinical),Surgery
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