Clinical spine surgery
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Clin Spine Surg
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Clinical spine surgery · Feb 2016
Comparative StudyConservative and Operative Treatment in Extension Teardrop Fractures of the Axis.
A retrospective case series describing teardrop fracture of the axis. ⋯ Most patients with an extension teardrop fracture of the axis can be treated conservatively. On the basis of this case series, the authors suggest that large fragment size, displacement or angulation, intervertebral disk injury, neurologic deficit, or signs of instability are reasonable indications for surgical treatment.