Della Torre P, Rinonapoli E
Istituto di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Università di Perugia, Italia.
Int Orthop. 1992;16(3):227-31. doi: 10.1007/BF00182699.
Twenty-eight consecutive patients with dislocated, and often unstable, injuries of the cervical spine were treated by halo-cast stabilisation. One died and 27 were followed up. Twenty had no symptoms and 17 had full movement of the neck. There were only a very few minor complications. Seven patients had initial neurological impairment. They included the single death, but the remaining 6 regained useful muscle function. The halo-cast allows complete reduction in many types of fractures and dislocations, and good immobilisation is maintained.
28例颈椎脱位且常不稳定损伤的连续患者接受了头环石膏固定治疗。1例死亡，27例得到随访。20例无症状，17例颈部活动自如。仅有极少数轻微并发症。7例患者最初有神经功能障碍。其中包括那例死亡患者，但其余6例恢复了有用的肌肉功能。头环石膏能使多种类型的骨折和脱位完全复位，并保持良好的固定效果。
