Predicting Mortality Following Odontoid Fracture Fixation in Elderly Patients: CAADS-16 Score.

This sample of 294 patients represents one of the largest samples of odontoid fracture fixation patients available in the literature and comes from a nationally representative database. We structure relevant risk factors into the CAADS-16 score, which has the potential to be a clinically relevant tool to prevent short-term postoperative mortality.