Progress in the treatment of adult atlantoaxial complex fractures
10.3760/cma.j.cn115530-20220510-00254
- VernacularTitle:成人寰枢椎复合骨折的治疗进展
- Author:
Xueliang JIANG
1
;
Wenhui SONG
Author Information
1. 山西医科大学第二医院骨科，太原 030001
- Keywords:
Cervical vertebrae;
Axis;
Fractures, bone;
Treatment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
2023;25(4):366-368
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Adult atlantoaxial complex fractures, an acute injury which is rare in clinic, may lead to neurological damage or even death. Their current treatments can be conservative or surgical. The conservative treatment may involve collar bracket, Halo bracket, and sterno-occipital mandibular immobilizer (SOMI) while the surgical treatment mainly involves anterior cervical fixation and posterior cervical fixation. This review expounds on the current literature concerning the treatment of adult atlantoaxial complex fractures so as to provide reference for correct choice of treatment methods for this kind of fractures.
