====== Odontoid fracture classification ======

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see also [[AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification System]].
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The commonest classification of [[odontoid fracture]]s is the [[Anderson D'Alonzo classification]] in [[1974]]

The level of fracture line as described by the [[Anderson D'Alonzo classification]], is not predictive of the degree of instability or the risk of non-union. 

The [[Roy-Camille classification]] scheme aids the management of [[odontoid fracture]]s. In general anterior oblique fractures are more stable than the posterior oblique fractures.

In 2005, Grauer et al. proposed a modified, treatment-oriented classification of odontoid fractures. This classification divided odontoid fractures into 3 groups, especially type II fractures into three subgroups (subclass A, B, and C)
((Grauer JN, Shafi B, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Kwon BK, Beiner JM, Albert TJ,
Fehlings MG, Vaccaro AR. Proposal of a modified, treatment-oriented
classification of odontoid fractures. Spine J. 2005 Mar-Apr;5(2):123-9. PubMed
PMID: 15749611.
)).
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For children see [[Classification of Hosalkar]]