Anterior Screw Fixation Versus Halo Immobilization of Type II Odontoid Fractures in Geriatric Patients With Increased Anesthesia Risk

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spinal Fractures

Treatments: Other: HALOV VEST IMMOBILIZATION; Other: ANTERIOR SCREW FIXATION

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02432495

2008/10

Details and patient eligibility

About

The management of type II odontoid fractures in geriatric trauma victims remains a source of substantial controversy. The purpose of this study was to compare anterior screw fixation with halo-vest-immobilization in patients with type II odontoid fractures.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients aged 65 years or older with an ASA (= American society of anesthesiologists) score of 2 or higher
• complete sets of collected data and a follow-up monitoring of at least five years

Exclusion criteria

• type III odontoid fractures
• patients with incomplete data sets
• patients with penetrating mechanism of injury or congenital cervical spine anomalies

Trial design

80 participants in 2 patient groups

Anterior screw fixation

Description:

Patients aged 65 years or older with an ASA score of 2 or higher who had undergone anterior screw fixation of type II odontoid fractures

Treatment:

Other: ANTERIOR SCREW FIXATION

Halo immobilization

Description:

Patients aged 65 years or older with an ASA score of 2 or higher who had undergone of halo immobilization of type II odontoid fractures

Treatment:

Other: HALOV VEST IMMOBILIZATION