ArticleSurgical neurology international2021
Preoperative management through modified halo-pelvic distraction assembly in a case of severe thoracic spine kyphosis.
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- Halo-pelvic traction in the treatment of severe scoliosis: a meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Pooled it
- Preoperative Traction for Pediatric Spinal Deformity Correction: A Technical Review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Review
- Feasibility of modified halo-pelvic distraction technique in the management of severe spinal deformities in low- and middle-income countries: a pilot study in East Africa.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
- Multidisciplinary treatment of severe spinal deformity complicated with severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction: a case report.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- The establishment and biomechanical analysis of finite element model for halo-pelvic traction in scoliosis correction.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and safety of preoperative distraction using modified halo-pelvic Ilizarov distraction assembly in patients with severe kyphoscoliosis.Asian spine journal · 2024Article
- An optimized "sTOP" strategy-based awake fiberoptic intubation for a patient with severe scoliosis after halo-pelvic traction.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHalo-traction device has been seen with favorable outcome in managing the patients with severe kyphotic deformities preoperatively, however, associated complications are inevitable. Slight modifications can improve the outcome and clinical efficacy. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 14-year-old boy was presented with severe kyphotic deformity of 141° from T1 to T10 thoracic vertebrae with diffuse paraspinal calcification in thoracic spine and complete loss of power of both lower limbs. A modified halo-pelvic distraction device was applied before the definitive surgery. The device comprised halo and pelvic assembly, the halo ring was connected to the head with 06 pins, while pelvic assembly had Ilizarov half pins connected to the arches. The assembly construct had four threaded rods, two of them were placed anterolateral and the other two were posterolateral. Distraction at the rate of 3 mm/day was started from 1
conclusionThe application of halo-pelvic distraction before corrective surgeries can not only reduce the severity of the kyphotic deformity making the definitive surgery easy but neurology can also be improved. The high-risk complications associated with acute correction of deformities can be minimized using our modified halo-pelvic distraction device.
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