Halo-Thoracic Brace Management of Odontoid Fractures
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Spine
- Vol. 4 (3) , 192-194
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-197905000-00002
Abstract
Thirteen patients with fracture of the odontoid were treated with a halo-thoracic brace. Major trauma was responsible for the fracture in only 5. Neither the degree nor the direction of displacement prevented union, which occurred in all 13. All patients were treated for at least 60 days; 11 were treated longer. No complications occurred. The method is recommended based on the results.Keywords
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