Anterior odontoid screw fixation using acutrak screw: Report of 19 patients; [Acutrak vidası kullanılarak yapılan anterior odontoid vida fiksasyonu: 19 hastanın sunumu]
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2021
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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.
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Bone Screws , Humans , Odontoid Process , Radiography , Spinal Fusion , adolescent , adult , aged , anamnesis , anesthesia , anterior odontoid screw fixation , Article , atlantoaxial joint , case report , cervical spine fracture , clinical article , computer assisted tomography , endotracheal intubation , falling , female , fluoroscopy , Glasgow coma scale , heart arrest , human , injury scale , intubation , length of stay , male , medical device complication , middle aged , neck pain , neurologic disease , neurologic examination , nuclear magnetic resonance imaging , odontoid process fracture , orthopedic surgery , prospective study , quadriplegia , radiodiagnosis , respiratory arrest , resuscitation , retrospective study , screw malposition , skin incision , spinal cord injury , spine stabilization , sternocleidomastoid muscle , traffic accident , unconsciousness , very elderly , young adult , bone screw , devices , diagnostic imaging , odontoid process , radiography , spine fusion , surgery