Pediatric Halo Use: Indications, Application, and Potential Complications
A halo has many applications for the treatment of pediatric spine pathology. It is most commonly used with gravity traction for the correction of severe thoracolumbar deformity over the course of several weeks before a staged fusion or growing implant placement. It is also used for preoperative opti...
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| Main Authors: | Jennifer M. Bauer, MD, MS, Scott Yang, MD, Burt Yaszay, MD, W.G. Stuart Mackenzie, MD |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2768276524009556 |
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