The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is a complex anatomical area upon which most of the motion of the upper cervical spine depends [1]. Because of its unique range of motion, the CVJ is subject to several types of traumatic injury; it has been shown that odontoid fractures are the most common ones in the general population and are the most common isolated spinal fractures [2]. Accounting for up to 18% of all cervical fractures, odontoid fractures are the most common ones in elderly patients [3], in whom they account for up to 60% of spinal cord injuries [4].
Maugeri R., Iacopino D., Giammalva G.R., Graziano F., Guli C. (2019). Learning curve in surgical treatment of odontoid fixation for a series of type II C2 fractures. In Visocchi M (a cura di), New trends in craniovertebral junction surgey (pp. 325-327). Springer-Verlag Wien [10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_47].
Learning curve in surgical treatment of odontoid fixation for a series of type II C2 fractures
Iacopino D.;Giammalva G. R.;
2019-01-01
Abstract
The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is a complex anatomical area upon which most of the motion of the upper cervical spine depends [1]. Because of its unique range of motion, the CVJ is subject to several types of traumatic injury; it has been shown that odontoid fractures are the most common ones in the general population and are the most common isolated spinal fractures [2]. Accounting for up to 18% of all cervical fractures, odontoid fractures are the most common ones in elderly patients [3], in whom they account for up to 60% of spinal cord injuries [4].
| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Learning-curve-in-surgical-treatment-of-odontoid-fixation-for-a-series-of-type-II-C2-fractures2019Acta-Neurochirurgica-Supplementum.pdf
Solo gestori archvio
Tipologia:
Versione Editoriale
Dimensione
223.31 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
223.31 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri Richiedi una copia |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
