Systematic review on surgical and nonsurgical treatment of type II odontoid fractures in the elderly.

Biomed Res Int · 2014 · PMC3934525 · PMID 24683543

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a nonsignificant trendP = 0.48not close (p > 0.1)

There was a nonsignificant trend towards a greater proportion of subjects with any complication in the nonsurgical group (36% versus 30%; P = 0.48).

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failed to reach significanceno p-value reported

The only prospective study in this regard found a trend towards more complications in the nonsurgical group, which failed to reach significance [ 49 ].

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