Talamonti Giuseppe, Debernardi Alberto, Visocchi Massimiliano, Villa Fabio, D'Aliberti Giuseppe
Department of Neurosurgery, AO Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2019;125:355-361. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_51.
The halo vest is widely used throughout the world to manage craniovertebral and cervical instabilities. It can be used for postoperative immobilization or as an alternative to surgical fixation.
In this paper we present some cases of severe complications from our own practice and review the literature on halo complications.
Like any therapeutic manoeuvre, halo placement may be followed by various complications. In the meantime, modern techniques of fixation offer safe and immediate stabilization.
The halo vest remains a formidable method for cervical immobilization. However, it should not be used a priori instead of surgery.
头环背心在全球广泛用于治疗颅颈和颈椎不稳。它可用于术后固定或作为手术固定的替代方法。
本文介绍了我们自己临床实践中出现的一些严重并发症病例，并回顾了有关头环并发症的文献。
与任何治疗手段一样，放置头环后可能会出现各种并发症。同时，现代固定技术可提供安全且即时的稳定效果。
头环背心仍然是一种用于颈椎固定的有效方法。然而，不应未经考虑就优先使用它来替代手术。
