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Treatment Algorithm for Dens Fractures: Non-Halo Immobilization, Anterior Screw Fixation, or Posterior Transarticular C1-C2 Fixation by Markus R. Konieczny,

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1 Treatment Algorithm for Dens Fractures: Non-Halo Immobilization, Anterior Screw Fixation, or Posterior Transarticular C1-C2 Fixation by Markus R. Konieczny, Arnold Gstrein, and Ernst J. Müller J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 94(19):e144 October 3, 2012 ©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

2 A seventy-eight-year-old woman sustained a stable fracture of the dens in a fall from an upright position and was treated nonoperatively. Markus R. Konieczny et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e144 ©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

3 A thirty-eight-year-old man sustained an unstable fracture in a bicycle accident and was treated with direct anterior screw fixation. Markus R. Konieczny et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e144 ©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

4 An eighty-nine-year-old woman sustained an unstable fracture of the dens in a fall and was treated with transarticular screw fixation with a modified Gallie fusion35. Markus R. Konieczny et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e144 ©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.


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