Systematic Review on Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Type II Odontoid Fractures in the Elderly

Table 2

Means for survival time of all included cases with regard to treatment allocation.

Treatment	𝑁	Mean survival ± SE	95% CI
Nonsurgical	533	67 ± 3 months	62–72
Surgical	751	87 ± 4 months	80–95
Overall	1284	83 ± 3 months	78–88