@article{ref1,
title="Severe intracranial injury from a fall in the halo external fixator",
journal="Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma",
year="1992",
author="Dorfmüller, G. and Höllerhage, H. G.",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="366-369",
abstract="This is a report of a rheumatoid arthritis patient after atlantoaxial stabilization and halo external fixator immobilization who presented with intracranial injury after an accidental fall. Global aphasia and an impaired consciousness resulted from a cerebral hemorrhagic contusion below an impressed bone chip at the left posterior halo-pin site. Cranial penetration of a halo pin has been previously reported; however, brain injury associated with it has not. Since there is a considerable risk of falls in the elderly and in patients with myelopathic gait disturbances, this rare but potentially hazardous complication should be kept in mind during the halo vest fixation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-5339",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}