Morbidity and Mortality in Patients over 90 Years of Age Following Posterior Stabilization for Acute Traumatic Odontoid Type II Fractures: A Retrospective Study with a Mean Follow-Up of Three Years.

J Clin Med · 2021 · PMC8432090 · PMID 34501228

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Summarizing the literature, including two prospective multicenter studies [ 14 , 42 ], retrospective case series, and our results, there is a clear trend toward early surgical posterior stabilization in elderly and very elderly patients with unstable odontoid type II fractures.

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