An unusual cause of unilateral facial injuries caused by horseshoe headrest during prone positional craniovertebral junction surgery

An unusual cause of unilateral facial injuries caused by horseshoe headrest during prone positional craniovertebral junction surgery

Pressure injuries are an accepted complication of prone positioning during the neurosurgical procedures. Horseshoe headrest are intended to reduce the incidence and severity of such injuries by allowing limited areas of contact between the skin of dependent areas of contact and the supporting surfac...

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Main Authors: Chetna Shamshery, Rudrashish Haldar, Arun Srivastava, Ashutosh Kaushal, Shashi Srivastava, Prabhat K Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
Craniovertebral junction (CVJ)
dependent contact point
horseshoe headrest
pressure injuries
prone position
Online Access:http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2016;volume=7;issue=1;spage=62;epage=64;aulast=Shamshery

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http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2016;volume=7;issue=1;spage=62;epage=64;aulast=Shamshery

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