DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT FOR UPPER CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES
https://doi.org/10.14531/ss2005.1.16-20
Abstract
The experience of diagnostics and treatment of 82 patients with various injuries of the upper cervical spine was analyzed. The most frequent injuries were fractures of C2 odontoid process and arch. The treatment included a wide application of halo apparatus, and, when indicated, a surgical instrumention stabilization of the upper cervical spine.
About the Authors
Stepan Timofeyevich Vetrile
Central Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics n.a. N.N. Priorov, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey Vasilyevich Kolesov
Central Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics n.a. N.N. Priorov, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citations:
Vetrile S.T., Kolesov S.V. DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT FOR UPPER CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES. Russian Journal of Spine Surgery (Khirurgiya Pozvonochnika). 2005;(1):016-020. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14531/ss2005.1.16-20
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