Halo vest treatment of cervical spine injuries: A success and survivorship analysis

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1561-1566

  Bransford, Richard J ^a   Stevens, David W ^b   Uyeji, Staci ^c   Bellabarba, Carlo ^a   Chapman, Jens R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mountain Orthopedics   (United States)

^c Northwest Prosthetic and Orthotic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Complications; Fracture; Halo; Survivorship; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FOLLOW UP; HALO VEST IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE SURGERY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651151300     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181a9702d     Document Type: Article

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