How helpful is the halo-gravity traction in severe spinal deformity patients?: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jianqiang WangBo HanYong HaiQingjun SuYuxiang Chen

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)

Partial correction can be achieved by preoperative HGT, thereby reducing the difficulty of the operation and the risk of neurologic injury caused by excessive correction. Moreover, preoperative HGT can improve pulmonary function and nutritional status and, thus, increase patients' tolerance to surgery.

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