Halo-gravity traction for the treatment of pediatric cervical spine disorders.
Verhofste BP, Glotzbecker MP, Birch CM, O'Neill NP, Hedequist DJ. Halo-gravity traction for the treatment of pediatric cervical spine disorders. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2019, 25: 384-393. PMID: 31881541, DOI: 10.3171/2019.10.peds19513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHalo-gravity tractionSuperficial pin-site infectionGrade I complicationsPin site infectionCervical spine deformityNeurological deficitsTransient paresthesiaHalo vestRotatory subluxationBasilar invaginationGradual correctionOccipitocervical instabilitySpine deformityBaseline neurological deficitPreexisting neurological deficitsSevere cervical deformityMean hospital stayGrade II complicationsCervical spine disordersPediatric spine surgeonsCervical kyphosisClavien-DindoHospital stayCervical deformityCommon complication