Open versus closed halo rings: Comparison of fixation strengths

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 2102-2104

  Lerman, J A ^a   Haynes, R J ^a  

^a Shriners Hospital for Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Halo; Skull

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; IMMOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; TRACTION THERAPY; WEIGHT BEARING;

BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GRAPHITE; IMMOBILIZATION; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; SKULL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITANIUM; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0035478873     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200110010-00011     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Complications in the use of the halo fixation device
2. A biomechanical comparison of Gardner-Wells tongs and halo device used as cervical spine traction devices
3. The halo skeletal fixator: A design modification
4. The effect of angled pin position on halo pin fixation