Anterior single odontoid screw placement for type II odontoid fractures: our modified surgical technique and initial results in a cohort study of 15 patients [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

Objective: Anterior odontoid screw fixation for type II odontoid fracture is the ideal management option. However in the context of unavailability of an O-arm or neuro-navigation and poor images from the available C-arm may be an obstacle to ideal trajectory and placement of the odontoid screw. We h...

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Main Authors: Sunil Munakomi, Karuna Tamrakar, Pramod Kumar Chaudhary, Binod Bhattarai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2016-11-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/5-1681/v2