Halo gravity traction for pediatric scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis: A review of current evidence and best practices
Meet A Jain, Arjun Dhawale, Md Zafar Iqbal, Atif Naseem, Bhushan Sagade, Apurba Gorain, Abhay Nene · 2025
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Description
Children with spines curved past ninety degrees face dangerous correction surgery, and pulling the spine straight slowly beforehand can soften the risk. Seven clinicians review the evidence in 2025 on halo gravity traction, where weights hung from a ring fixed to the skull stretch the spine over weeks. The gradual pull works in all three planes and leaves less for the final fusion to force. Lungs often breathe easier as the chest opens.
Practice still varies: who qualifies, how much weight, and how long to pull have no shared standard. The review collects indications, protocols, and complications from the literature. The authors aim to give surgical teams a common footing for a therapy that has quietly become standard for severe deformity.
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| CREATOR | Meet A Jain, Arjun Dhawale, Md Zafar Iqbal, Atif Naseem, Bhushan Sagade, Apurba Gorain, Abhay Nene |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |