Mortality, complication, and fusion rates of patients with odontoid fracture: the impact of age and comorbidities in 204 cases.
Yann-Philippe CharlesYves NtilikinaBenjamin BlondelStéphane FuentesJérémy AlliaNicolas BronsardMaxime LleuBenjamin NicotVincent ChallierJoël GodardPascal KouyoumdjianNicolas LonjonPaulo MarinhoJulien BerthillerEurico FreitasCédric BarreyPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2018)
Age and comorbidities influenced mortality and medical complication rates most regardless of fracture type and treatment choice. Pseudarthrosis represented the main complication, which increased with age. Pseudarthrosis was most frequent in type II and oblique-posterior fractures after conservative treatment.