Improvised cost-effective halo vest brace using a recycled Ilizarov ring and a threaded rod

Trop Doct. 2008 Apr;38(2):96-7. doi: 10.1258/td.2007.070011.

Abstract

We designed less expensive halo vest brace using an Ilizarov ring and a threaded rod, which is as effective as the normal halo vest. It can be used in any orthopedic set-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Braces / economics*
  • Cervical Vertebrae / injuries*
  • Equipment Design* / economics
  • Equipment Design* / instrumentation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immobilization
  • Orthotic Devices / economics*
  • Spinal Fractures / therapy*
  • Traction
  • Treatment Outcome