June 29, 2023 – Odontoid fractures—those occurring in the second cervical vertebra—are common in elderly patients after a low-energy fall. However, whether the initial treatment should be surgical or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Odds of a mortality event were 10% after hip fracture vs. 25% after odontoid fracture 2 years after initial ...

LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orthofix International N.V., (NASDAQ:OFIX), today announced the Company’s first large-scale clinical study to evaluate the use of pulsed electromagnetic fields ...

A healthy 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 6-month history of neck pain, weakness of the arms, hand incoordination, difficulty walking and tingling sensations in the arms ...

Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) deposition disease, also known as pseudogout, was first recognized as a distinct disease by McCarty and Hollander in 1962. 1 They used a compensated polarized ...

ABSENCE of the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra has been reported infrequently since the original description by Roberts. 1 We have collected 19 cases ...

NEW ORLEANS — Neither surgical nor nonoperative management is associated with a survival benefit among octogenarians with type II odontoid fracture, but certain markers can help identify those with a ...

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