Anterior single lag screw fixation in Type II Dens fracture – Indian experience

Increased rate of non-union of Type II Odontoid fractures with rigid external orthosis have been reported. Recently technique of direct anterior screw fixation of the odontoid fracture is being advocated. Here we report the results of 13 cases of Type II dens fracture treated by the above method wit...

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Main Authors: US Srinivasan, CS Dhillon, K Mahesha, Vinodh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2008-12-01
Series:The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma
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Online Access:http://www.ijntonline.com/Dec08/abstracts/abs6.PDF