E-ISSN: 2147-5903
LENGTH OF THE TRAJECTORY OF ANTERIOR ODONTOID SCREW IN ADULT TURKISH POPULATION: A MORPHOMETRIC STUDY
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Original Article
VOLUME: 26 ISSUE: 1
P: 3-5
January 2015

LENGTH OF THE TRAJECTORY OF ANTERIOR ODONTOID SCREW IN ADULT TURKISH POPULATION: A MORPHOMETRIC STUDY

J Turk Spinal Surg 2015;26(1):3-5
Uygur ER 1
İ.Teoman BENLI 2
1. MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Depatment of Neurosurgery Medical School of Düzce University, Düzce.
2. MD, Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Director of the Department of the Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, İstanbul.
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Received Date: 12.10.2014
Accepted Date: 01.12.2014
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ABSTRACT

Anterior placement of a screw for fixation of an odontoid fracture is performed to maintain axial rotation at the C1, C2 level. This morphometric study was performed to determine the length of anterior odontoid screw trajectory in adult Turkish population. Measurement of the trajectory length was performed on midsagittal T1-W sequence of MRI. Overall average length is 3.52±0.81 cm. Commonly used 35 mm screws are suitable for approximately half of the population.

Keywords:
Anterior odontoid screw fixation, Odontoid fractures, Surgery