8 Microsurgical Treatment of Odontoid Fractures
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The first two cervical vertebrae, C1 and C2, are also known as the atlas and axis, respectively. The odontoid process of C2, also known as the dens, is the superiorly projecting bony prominence from the body of C2 that sits within the anterior portion of the ring of C2. C1 rotates around this. Anterior odontoid screw fixation involves the reduction and stabilization of an odontoid fracture using a screw that extends from the inferior anterior aspect of the C2 body, across the fracture line, and through the tip of the odontoid process.
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