• Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2021

    Anterior odontoid screw fixation using Acutrak screw: Report of 19 patients.

    • Yusuf Kurtuluş Duransoy, Mesut Mete, Ünlü ÜnsalÜlkünÜDepartment of Neurosurgery, Manisa City Hospital, Manisa-Turkey., Murat Aydın, and Mehmet Zileli.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Manisa-Turkey.
    • Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2021 Jul 1; 27 (4): 472-477.

    BackgroundThis paper aims to present clinical and radiological results of patients who underwent anterior odontoid screw fixation (AOSF).MethodsIn this study, 19 consecutive patients with an unstable odontoid fracture were operated on using an Acutrak screw.ResultsThe patients were followed for a mean duration of 12.5 months. Radiological fusion on CT scans was detected in 87.5% of the patients.ConclusionAcutrak screws can be used for AOSF. This study contains the maximum number of patients using the Acutrak screw in the literature. However, larger prospective clinical studies can provide more accurate information about the effectiveness of the Acutrak screws for odontoid fractures.

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