Figure 1: A 68-year-old woman presented with acutely progressive myelopathy 25 years after a motor vehicle collision. Computed tomography (A, C) showed a chronic odontoid pseudoarthrosis, anterior ...

Key takeaways: Odds of a mortality event were 10% after hip fracture vs. 25% after odontoid fracture 2 years after initial injury. At 4 years, the odds were 20% in the hip fracture group vs. 30% ...