Anterior odontoid screw fixation for type III fracture

Case contributed by Subash Thapa , 4 Dec 2015
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 12 Oct 2022
Disclosures - updated 11 May 2022: Nothing to disclose

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Patient had a transverse fracture of the base of the dens and underwent anterior odontoid screw fixation

Patient. Patient had type III odontoid fracture according to both the Anderson and D’Alanzo classification and Roy Camille classification, which is an unstable fracture and needs surgical treatment.

  • -<p>Patient had transverse fracture of the base of the dens and underwent anterior odontoid screw fixation</p><p>Patient had type III odontoid fracture according to both the <a href="/articles/odontoid-fracture">Anderson and D’Alanzo classification</a> and <a href="/articles/odontoid-process-fracture-roy-camille-classification">Roy Camille classification</a>, which is an unstable fracture and needs surgical treatment.</p><p></p>
  • +<p>Patient had a transverse fracture of the base of the dens and underwent anterior odontoid screw fixation. Patient had type III odontoid fracture according to both the <a href="/articles/odontoid-fracture">Anderson and D’Alanzo classification</a> and <a href="/articles/roy-camille-classification-of-odontoid-process-fracture">Roy Camille classification</a>, which is an unstable fracture and needs surgical treatment.</p>

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