Objective Type II odontoid fractures are the commonest C2 fractures. The management of
dens fractures remains controversial with various radiological and fracture morphological …

Bleeding due to esophageal varices is associated with high mortality and hospital costs. The
incidence of morbidity and mortality can be reduced with appropriate treatment measures by …

Study Design: Retrospective database analysis. Objective: Determine risk factors and failure
rate of anterior odontoid screw fixation surgery. Summary of Background Data: Anterior …

Background: Odontoid process fractures are one of the most common spine fractures,
especially in patients over age 70. There is still much controversy over the ideal candidate …

The craniocervical junction (CCJ) protects critical neurovascular structures while allowing for
a significant amount of head and neck motion. 1, 2 Traumatic injuries at the CCJ are not …

ABSTRACT AIM: To examine whether there was an improvement in the displaced fracture
line in the follow-up, in which Anterior odontoid screw fixation (AOSF) was performed without …

The upper cervical spine including the occiput, atlas, and axis has unique anatomic and
functional roles. In addition to supporting and connecting the skull to the subaxial spine, the …

Background Acute myocardial infarction (MI) frequently leads to consciousness disturbance
following hemodynamic collapse. Therefore, MI can occur together with upper cervical spine …

Materials and Methods: The patients were separated into the surgery (−) group (n= 9) and
the surgery (+) group (n= 10). Patient data were recorded of age, gender, type of odontoid …

BACKGROUND Displaced odontoid fractures that are irreducible with traction and have
cervicomedullary compression by the displaced distal fracture fragment or deformity caused …