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Five patients (26.3%) died during hospitalization; factors contributing to their death included prolonged bed rest, associated injuries, and concomitant medical illnesses. The mean follow-up period in the remaining 14 patients was 28.8 months (range 5 to 72 months). Eight patients with a posterior displacement of 5 mm or less were treated with cervical immobilization, three of whom showed a stable non-union of the fracture site at follow-up review. One patient with 10-mm displacement refused operative treatment. Three of the patients without surgical treatment subsequently died from unrelated causes; all remaining patients resumed their routine activity. Five patients with displacement of 5 mm or greater and instability at the fracture site were treated with posterior cervical fusion of C1\u20132 using wire and autologous iliac bone grafts. In this group, no operative morbidity or mortality occurred and stable constructs developed in all patients; one patient died from an unrelated cause during the follow-up period and the other patients resumed their normal activity. 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