TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Severe intracranial injury from a fall in the halo external fixator
JO  - Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
A1  - Dorfmüller, G.
A1  - Höllerhage, H. G.
SP  - 366
EP  - 369
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-5339
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -