Radiographic, Pulmonary, and Clinical Outcomes With Halo Gravity Traction

ConclusionsOur study again demonstrated that HGT achieves radiographic improvement safely and effectively in severe spinal deformity. We demonstrated a positive correlation between improvement in PFTs and increase in thoracic height seen with HGT. Additionally, improvement in weight Z score was seen in the entire population and the most at risk patients for malnutrition, results that have not been shown before.Level of EvidenceLevel IV.

Source: Spine Deformity - December 24, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research