J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1992 Jun;21(6):643-650.

Posterior Fixation and Fusion for Posteriorly Displaced Odontoid Process Fractures

• Kim DH
• Kang BJ
• Hwang SK
• Hamm IS
• Park YM
• Kim SL

Abstract

Several different methods of posterior wiring and fusion have been advocated for treatment of the odontoid process fractures, regardless of direction of displacement. Between 1983 and 190, 8 cases of type II odontoid process fracture underwent posterior wiring and fusion at Kyungpook National University Hospital. Among them, three cases were posteriorly displaced fractures. For these three cases, the authors modified wiring method and applied acrylic resin. The authors thought this procedure is not complex and a good method for posteriorly displaced type II fractures in which conventional posterior wiring may actually create a tration effect that further displaces the fractured odontoid into the spinal canal.

Keyword

Modified wiring method; Acrylic resin; Posterior displaced type II odontoid process fractures

MeSH Terms

Gyeongsangbuk-do
Odontoid Process*
Spinal Canal