Feed the gauze under the edge of the vest and liner and, with one end in each hand, slide it back and forth. Wearing a halo brace can be tough for kids and their families. Your child may feel sad, ...
The halo brace consists of a halo (ring), a body jacket (vest), and rigid uprights (rods). The halo is a rigid ring, closed or opened in the back, which surrounds the head and is attached by pins.
We fitted a halo-vest on patients with a fracture of the odontoid process of the axis and evaluated the effects of conser- vative treatment on cervical muscular atrophy and the number and type of ...