The pre-surgical role of halo-traction in patients with cervical infection associated with refractory kyphosis: a retrospective study

Abstract To minimize surgical complications and staged procedures halo-traction is often used during deformity corrections. But the use of halo-traction in the treatment of refractory cervical kyphosis secondary to infections has never been reported. This study investigated the role of halo-traction...

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Main Authors: Daudi R. Manini, Hong-Qi Zhang, Qile Gao, Shao-Hua Liu, Wang YuXiang, Ming-Xing Tang, Deng An, Chao-Feng Guo, Du YuXuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27523-5