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Odontoid Fractures In The Elderly: Should We Operate?, Alice Fagin, Mark Cipolle, Robert Barraco, Sherrine Eid, James Reed, P. Mark Li, Michael Pasquale
Odontoid Fractures In The Elderly: Should We Operate?, Alice Fagin, Mark Cipolle, Robert Barraco, Sherrine Eid, James Reed, P. Mark Li, Michael Pasquale
Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM
BACKGROUND: : Treatment of odontoid fractures remains controversial. There are conflicting data in the literature with regard to timing of operative fixation (OP), as well as whether OP should be performed. Within our own institution, treatment is variable depending largely on surgeon preference. This study was undertaken in an attempt to develop management consensus by examining outcomes in elderly patients with odontoid fractures and comparing OP to a nonoperative (non-OP) approach.
METHODS: : The trauma registry of our level I trauma center was queried for elderly (age > or = 60) patients with odontoid fractures from January 2000 to May 2006. …