Browsing by Subject "odontoid process"

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    A new guide tube for odontoid screw fixation for unstable odontoid fractures: Report of 6 case series
    (Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2013) Duransoy Y.K.; Mete M.; Zileli M.; Selcuki M.
    Aim: We describe a modified form of traditional open surgery with a new guide tube. This guide tube permits anterior screwing of odontoid in a shorter time with a more simple technique as compared to traditional open surgery, endoscopic and percutaneous surgeries. MATERIAL and METHODS: Our series includes 6 patients who were operated for unstable odontoid fracture. We used a new guide tube for anterior odontoid screw fixation. This guide tube was designed by the first author to facilitate the insertion of the K-wire for placement of a cannulated lag screw. RESULTS: Successful placement of the odontoid screws and immediate spinal stabilization were achieved in all patients. Solid fusion was observed during follow-up time in all patients. CONCLUSION: This screw insertion technique for odontoid screw fixation provides a minimally invasive, safe and easy surgery in contrast to other surgical approaches.
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    Pathological fracture in odontoid process in multiple myeloma; [Multipl miyelom tanılı hastada saptanan patolojik odontoid kırığı]
    (Turkish Society of Hematology, 2017) Acar E.A.; Demirci U.; Pabuşçu Y.; Miskioğlu H.M.; Aydoğdu İ.
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    Anterior odontoid screw fixation using acutrak screw: Report of 19 patients; [Acutrak vidası kullanılarak yapılan anterior odontoid vida fiksasyonu: 19 hastanın sunumu]
    (Turkish Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2021) Duransoy Y.K.; Mete M.; Ünsal Ü.Ü.; Aydın M.; Zileli M.
    BACKGROUND: This paper aims to present clinical and radiological results of patients who underwent anterior odontoid screw fixation (AOSF). METHODS: In this study, 19 consecutive patients with an unstable odontoid fracture were operated on using an Acutrak screw. RESULTS: The patients were followed for a mean duration of 12.5 months. Radiological fusion on CT scans was detected in 87.5% of the patients. CONCLUSION: Acutrak screws can be used for AOSF. This study contains the maximum number of patients using the Acutrak screw in the literature. However, larger prospective clinical studies can provide more accurate information about the effectiveness of the Acutrak screws for odontoid fractures. © 2021 Turkish Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery.