Halo Vest treatment of upper cervical vertebral fracture

Abstract

Objective: In this study we aimed to investigate the ef­ficacy, long term result and associated complications of Halo Vest treatment for patients with upper cervical spine fractures. Methods: This study included 13 patients (11 men and 2 women) who applied Halo Vest treatment for traumatic upper cervical vertebral fracture between 2006 and 2011. We reviewed the radiological and clinical findings of pa­tients before and after the treatment. Results: Six of 13 patients had odontoid type 3 fracture, 2 patients had odontoid type 2 fracture with C1 type 1 fracture, 2 patients had odontoid type 2 fracture with Jef­ferson fracture, one patient had type 2 hangman fracture and two patients had unclassified C2 corpus fractures. The mean follow-up time with Halo Vest was 14 weeks (10-21 weeks). Ten patients had bone fusion and the mean time of bone fusion was 12 weeks. Conclusions: Halo Vest treatment for upper cervical spine fracture is a safe and effective method but the pa­tients comfort and satisfaction are low. J Clin Exp Invest 2013; 4 (2): 171-174

Keywords

• Atlas fracture, odontoid fracture, halo vest

Üst servikal vertebra fraktürlerinde Halo Vest uygulaması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada üst servikal vertebra fraktürü nede­niyle cerrahi uygulanmayan hastalarda Halo Vest uygu­lamasının etkinliğini, uzun dönem sonuçlarını, eşlik eden komplikasyonlarını ve hasta memnuniyetini araştırdık. Yöntemler: 2006-2011 yılları arasında travma sonrası üst servikal vertebra fraktürü nedeniyle kliniğimizde Halo Vest uygulanan 11\'i erkek 2\'si bayan toplam 13 hasta ça­lışmaya alınmıştır. Hastaların işlem öncesi ve sonrası kli­nik ve radyoljik bulguları da analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Halo Vest uygulanan 13 hastanın 6 tanesinde izole odontoid Tip 3 kırığı, 2 tanesinde odontoid Tip 2 ve C1 Tip 1 kırığı, 2 tanesinde odontoid Tip 2 ve Jefferson kırığı, 1 tanesinde Tip 2 asılmış adam kırığı ve 2 tane­sinde de sınıflandırılamayan C2 korpus kırığı mevcuttu. Hastalar Halo Vest immobilizasyon ile ortalama 14 hafta (10-21 hafta) takip edilmiştir. 10 hastada füzyon gelişmiş olup ortalama süre 12 haftaydı. Sonuç: Üst servikal vertebra fraktürlerinde Halo Vest uy­gulaması güvenilir ve etkili bir tedavi yöntemi olmakla bir­likte, hasta konforu ve memnuniyeti düşüktür.

Keywords

• Atlas kırığı, odontoid kırığı, halo vest

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