TY  - GEN
AB  - Injuries of the atlas (C2) are a common, and the incidence of these fractures continues to outpace the growth rate of the aging population. C2 fractures commonly impact the odontoid process, which plays a critical role in cervical motion, allowing for 50% of axial rotation and 10-20 degrees of sagittal motion. Previous studies have shown that degenerative changes to the cervical spine, such as atlanto-dens interval, calcific synovitis, and cervical osteoarthritis are associated with dens fractures, however no research to date has shown the relationship between osteoporotic changes and susceptibility to dens fractures. While DEXA scans are the current gold standard for determining bone density, bone density can also be opportunistically measured using computed tomography using the Hounsfield Unit (HU). This study used CT to characterized vertebral body bone density and determine if there is a correlation between odontoid process bone density and occurrence of dens fractures.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AU  - Sauer, Andrew
AU  - Smith, Spencer J.
AU  - Kark, Jon
AU  - Yoo, Jung U.
DA  - 2024
DO  - 10.6083/bpxhc43559
DO  - doi
ID  - 43559
KW  - Tomography, X-Ray Computed
KW  - Osteoporosis
KW  - Fractures, Bone
KW  - Bone Density
KW  - Odontoid Process
KW  - dens fractures
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43559/files/ResearchWeek.2024.Sauer.Andrew.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43559/files/ResearchWeek.2024.Sauer.Andrew.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43559/files/ResearchWeek.2024.Sauer.Andrew.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43559/files/ResearchWeek.2024.Sauer.Andrew.pdf
N2  - Injuries of the atlas (C2) are a common, and the incidence of these fractures continues to outpace the growth rate of the aging population. C2 fractures commonly impact the odontoid process, which plays a critical role in cervical motion, allowing for 50% of axial rotation and 10-20 degrees of sagittal motion. Previous studies have shown that degenerative changes to the cervical spine, such as atlanto-dens interval, calcific synovitis, and cervical osteoarthritis are associated with dens fractures, however no research to date has shown the relationship between osteoporotic changes and susceptibility to dens fractures. While DEXA scans are the current gold standard for determining bone density, bone density can also be opportunistically measured using computed tomography using the Hounsfield Unit (HU). This study used CT to characterized vertebral body bone density and determine if there is a correlation between odontoid process bone density and occurrence of dens fractures.
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2024
T1  - Quantifying dens fractures: the relationship between dens fractures and opportunistic CT osteoporosis indices
TI  - Quantifying dens fractures: the relationship between dens fractures and opportunistic CT osteoporosis indices
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43559/files/ResearchWeek.2024.Sauer.Andrew.pdf
Y1  - 2024
ER  -