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Comparing Surgical to Conservative Management in the Treatment of Type II Odontoid Fractures Among the Elderly

NCT00283998 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 166

Last updated 2014-03-26

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of surgical versus conservative management of type II odontoid fractures among patients \>/= 65 years of age. Of secondary interest is to determine if there are differences in outcomes between anterior screw fixation and posterior fusion of these fractures.

Conditions

  • Odontoid Fractures Type II

Interventions

PROCEDURE

surgical versus conservative treatment

Surgical treatment of fractures versus conservative stabilization

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AOSpine North America

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • AO Clinical Investigation and Publishing Documentation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alexander R Vaccaro, MD · Th. Jefferson University Philadelphia

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-10-31
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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