Variable attachment for the Mayfield head rest to fit on a Halo ring in the surgery of cervical spine injuries

Authors
Citation
J. Schroder, Variable attachment for the Mayfield head rest to fit on a Halo ring in the surgery of cervical spine injuries, NEUROSURG R, 22(1), 1999, pp. 62-64
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW
ISSN journal
03445607 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
62 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0344-5607(199904)22:1<62:VAFTMH>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A small device is described helping to attach a Mayfield head rest to a pat ient who is already in a Halo device for a cervical spine injury. This make s it very easy to position the patient prior to anesthesia for performing c ervical spine surgery.