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Table 2 Days at hospital and at intensive care unit (ICU) as well as duration of surgery according to the three different treatment options

From: Odontoid fracture in geriatric patients — analysis of complications and outcome following conservative treatment vs. ventral and dorsal surgery

 

Conservative Treatment

Ventral Surgery

Dorsal Surgery

Days at Hospital

n (%)

19 (26.4)

35 (48.6)

18 (25.0)

 mean ± SD

9.4 ± 7.7

12.0 ± 4.3

22.5 ± 17.2

 range

2–30

5–23

8–73

Days at ICU

n (%)

4 (5.6)

6 (8.3)

5 (6.9)

 mean ± SD

13.3 ± 12.0

11.0 ± 8.0

3.0 ± 1.6

 range

4–30

6–23

1–5

Duration of Surgery

n (%)

 

35 (48.6)

18 (25.0)

 mean ± SD

 

51.5 ± 32.1

169.1 ± 58.7

 range

 

23–181

86–315