%0 Journal Article
%T Treatment of Odontoid Type II Fractures in Octogenarians: Balancing Two Different Treatment Strategies
%A Elias Lemonas
%A Nicolai El Hindy
%A Oliver Gembruch
%A Oliver M¨šller
%A Richard Dodel
%A Ulrich Sure
%A Yahya Ahmadipour
%J Archive of "Neurospine".
%D 2019
%R 10.14245/ns.1836250.125
%X Demographic changes have led to a higher incidence of C-2 fractures, especially in elderly patients. For patients with type II fractures, treatment remains controversial, as discussed by Anderson and DĄ¯Alonzo, due to the rising morbidity and mortality rates for any treatment. The aim of this study was to compare conservative and surgical management in patients with type II C-2 fractures regarding outcomes, complications, and the mortality rate
%K Odontoid fracture
%K Geriatric patients
%K Conservative management
%K Surgical management
%K Mortality
%K Complication rate
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6603819/