Range of motion in the cervical spine after odontoid fracture treated with anterior screw fixation.

Andzelina Wolan-NierodaAndrzej MaciejczakAgnieszka Guzik Grzegorz PrzysadaEwa SzeligaMariusz Drużbicki

Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2019)

Active cervical range of motion in patients following direct osteosynthesis of the dens, augmented with a hard collar, was significantly lower than in the control population, and it correlated negatively with the duration of collar usage, the patients' age, and intensity of spinal pain.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
chronic pain
spinal cord injury
mass spectrometry
high intensity