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  • Title: Odontoid fractures: conservative treatment and halo device in 6 young patients.
    Author: Cantore GP, Raco A, Delfini R, Ciapetta P.
    Journal: Zentralbl Neurochir; 1988; 49(1):37-41. PubMed ID: 3407366.
    Abstract:
    Six patients under the age of 40 with fractures of the odontoid process (4 with Anderson type III and 2 with type II) were treated conservatively by immobilization in a halo device for 14-16 weeks. The indications for surgical and conservative treatment are discussed. Follow-up from 1 to 4 years.
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