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Non-union of odontoid process fractures with displacement in old patients have been treated operatively with compact stable acrylic fixation. Immediate mobilization without external fixation was achieved.
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Oh, S., Bösiger, C. Acrylic fixation in displaced dens fractures. Acta neurochir 56, 95–98 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01400976
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