Functional outcomes, morbidity, mortality, and fracture healing in 58 consecutive patients with geriatric odontoid fracture treated with cervical collar or posterior fusion.
Global Spine J · 2013 · PMC3854588 · PMID 24436848
There was, however, a slight trend toward lower NDI scores in the nonoperative group ( p = 0.23, t test).
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