REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION OF COMPLEX FRACTURES OF THE ODONTOID BY THE TRANSORAL APPROACH

REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION OF COMPLEX FRACTURES OF THE ODONTOID BY THE TRANSORAL APPROACH

ABSTRACT Type II odontoid fractures with irreducible posterior displacement are uncommon, and can cause spinal cord compression, respiratory failure and even death. Treatment is usually surgical, with transoral decompression and posterior fusion or with reduction and fusion of C1-C2 by the transoral approach. We describe a case of type II odontoid fracture with irreducible posterior atlantoaxial dislocation that was treated exclusively by the transoral approach with osteosynthesis of the odontoid, thus preserving functional segmental mobility. Level of Evidence III; therapeutic study.

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Main Authors: Carneiro,Geraldo de Sá, Bezerra Júnior,Deoclides Lima, Chaves,Juliano Rodrigues, Quinino,Saul Cavalcanti de Medeiros, Trindade,Aline Figueiras da
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna 2018
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512018000400330
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