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Optimal Use of the Halo-Vest Orthosis for Upper Cervical Spine Injuries

PURPOSE: Upper cervical fractures can heal with conservative treatments such as halo-vest immobilization (HVI) and Minerva jackets without surgery. The most rigid of these, HVI, remains the most frequently used treatment in many centers despite its relatively high frequency of orthosis-related compl...

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Autores principales: Shin, Jun Jae, Kim, Sang Jin, Kim, Tae Hong, Shin, Hyung Shik, Hwang, Yong Soon, Park, Sang Keun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20635437
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2010.51.5.648