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

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</svg></span></td><td align="center">Nonunion</td><td align="center">Proportion</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Collar</td><td align="center">154</td><td align="center">60</td><td align="center">39%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Halo</td><td align="center">73</td><td align="center">30</td><td align="center">41%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Anterior</td><td align="center">293</td><td align="center">79</td><td align="center">27%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Posterior</td><td align="center">149</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">11%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Nonunion rate for 640 included cases with regard to treatment.

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Table 3: Systematic Review on Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Type II Odontoid Fractures in the Elderly 