Halo-pelvic traction for extreme lumbar kyphosis: 3 rare cases with a completely folded lumbar spine

Authors

  • Yu Wang Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University First Hospital, Xicheng District, Beijing 100034, China
  • Chunde Li Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University First Hospital, Xicheng District, Beijing 100034, China
  • Long Liu Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University First Hospital, Xicheng District, Beijing 100034, China
  • Longtao Qi Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University First Hospital, Xicheng District, Beijing 100034, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2020.1824170

Abstract

We present 3 patients who had extreme lumbar kyphosis and

were treated with halo-pelvic traction (HPT) and anteropos-
terior fixation. In addition, we also describe a modified halo-
pelvic apparatus that helps to relieve the discomfort and incon-
venience of HPT.

Preoperative and postoperative data are summarized in
Table 1, and radiographic measurements are given in Table 2.

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Published

2020-09-25

How to Cite

Wang, Y., Li, C., Liu, L., & Qi, L. (2020). Halo-pelvic traction for extreme lumbar kyphosis: 3 rare cases with a completely folded lumbar spine. Acta Orthopaedica, 92(1), 9–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2020.1824170