Multicenter retrospective cohort study of the association between surgery for odontoid fractures in the elderly and in-hospital outcomes

Abstract Odontoid fractures are increasingly prevalent in older adults and associated with high morbidity and mortality. Optimal management remains controversial. Our study aims to investigate the association between surgical management of odontoid fractures and in-hospital mortality in a multi-cent...

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Main Authors: Zamir Merali, Peng F. Zhang, Rachael H. Jaffe, Blessing N. R. Jaja, Erin M. Harrington, Armaan K. Malhotra, Christopher W. Smith, Yingshi He, Michael Balas, Andrew S. Jack, Michael G. Fehlings, Jefferson R. Wilson, Christopher D. Witiw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33158-3