TY - CHAP
T1 - Learning curve in surgical treatment of odontoid fixation for a series of type II C2 fractures
AU - Iacopino, Domenico
AU - Giammalva, Giuseppe Roberto
AU - Maugeri, Rosario
AU - Graziano, Francesca
AU - Gulì, Carlo
AU - Giammalva, Giuseppe Roberto
AU - Iacopino, Domenico Gerardo
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is a complex anatomical area upon which most of the motion of the upper cervical spine depends [1]. Because of its unique range of motion, the CVJ is subject to several types of traumatic injury; it has been shown that odontoid fractures are the most common ones in the general population and are the most common isolated spinal fractures [2]. Accounting for up to 18% of all cervical fractures, odontoid fractures are the most common ones in elderly patients [3], in whom they account for up to 60% of spinal cord injuries [4].
AB - The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is a complex anatomical area upon which most of the motion of the upper cervical spine depends [1]. Because of its unique range of motion, the CVJ is subject to several types of traumatic injury; it has been shown that odontoid fractures are the most common ones in the general population and are the most common isolated spinal fractures [2]. Accounting for up to 18% of all cervical fractures, odontoid fractures are the most common ones in elderly patients [3], in whom they account for up to 60% of spinal cord injuries [4].
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/484898
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-3-319-62514-0; 978-3-319-62515-7
T3 - ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENTUM
SP - 325
EP - 327
BT - New trends in craniovertebral junction surgey
ER -