Morbidity and mortality related to odontoid fracture surgery in the elderly population

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 35; no. 9 Suppl; p. S146
• Main Authors: White, Andrew P, Hashimoto, Robin, Norvell, Daniel C, Vaccaro, Alexander R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 20.04.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aging - physiology; Female; Fracture Fixation - instrumentation; Fracture Fixation - methods; Fracture Fixation - mortality; Heart Failure - etiology; Heart Failure - mortality; Heart Failure - prevention & control; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neurosurgical Procedures - instrumentation; Neurosurgical Procedures - methods; Neurosurgical Procedures - mortality; Odontoid Process - injuries; Odontoid Process - pathology; Odontoid Process - surgery; Pneumonia - etiology; Pneumonia - mortality; Pneumonia - prevention & control; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - mortality; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Reoperation - statistics & numerical data; Spinal Fractures - surgery; Stroke - etiology; Stroke - mortality; Stroke - prevention & control

Systematic analysis. To determine the morbidity and mortality of surgical treatment of odontoid fractures in the elderly. The prevalence of trauma in the elderly is increasing. There exists no consensus regarding the role of surgical treatment for odontoid fractures in the elderly and there exists s...