2019
DOI: 10.1055/a-1026-6698
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Halo Fixator and Halo Traction – Value for the Treatment of Spinal Disorders in Childhood

Abstract: The application of the Halo fixateur in case of spinal pathologies in childhood is a standardized technique. The halo fixateur may be used for treatment of injuries of the cervical spine, for additional stabilization following extended surgery at the cervical spine and their transitional regions as well as to achieve preoperative reduction in case of severe and rigid deformity. These indications are, referred to the early age, rare. However, the successful use of the Halo fixateur presumes a certain familiarit… Show more

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“…In an American review, indications for definitive treatment also include fractures of the occipital condyles, stable Gehweiler type II atlas fractures, type II dens fractures, and type II and IIa traumatic C2/C3 spondylolyses [9]. In children, halo fixators are described as a standard procedure that, in addition to treating injuries, is also used preoperatively for traction treatment of pronounced, rigid deformities and postoperatively after complex interventions on the cervical spine [10].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In an American review, indications for definitive treatment also include fractures of the occipital condyles, stable Gehweiler type II atlas fractures, type II dens fractures, and type II and IIa traumatic C2/C3 spondylolyses [9]. In children, halo fixators are described as a standard procedure that, in addition to treating injuries, is also used preoperatively for traction treatment of pronounced, rigid deformities and postoperatively after complex interventions on the cervical spine [10].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In einem amerikanischen Review werden als Indikationen für die definitive Therapie ferner Frakturen der Okzipitalkondylen, stabile Atlasfrakturen Typ Gehweiler II, Densfrakturen Typ II sowie traumatische Spondylolysen C II/III Typ II und IIA benannt [9]. Bei Kindern wird der Halofixateur als ein Standardverfahren beschrieben, das neben der Behandlung von Verletzungen auch präoperativ zur Traktionsbehandlung ausgeprägter, starrer Deformitäten und postoperativ nach komplexen Eingriffen an der HWS angewendet wird [10].…”
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