C1-C2 Injury: Factors influencing mortality, outcome, and fracture healing.
Cédric Yves BarreyA di BartolomeoL BarresiN BronsardJ AlliaB BlondelS FuentesB NicotV ChallierJ GodardP MarinhoP KouyoumdjianM LleuN LonjonE FreitasJ BerthillerY P CharlesPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)
C1-C2 injury represents a serious concern, possibly life-threatening, especially in the elderly. We found a major impact of age and comorbidities on mortality, complications, and pseudarthrosis; injury pattern or treatment option seem to have a minimal effect.