Complications of skull caliper traction.
During a period of 20 years 88 patients with fracture dislocation of the cervical spine were treated by attaching Crutchfield tongs to the skull. Sixty-seven per cent of all patients had some complications. The different types of complications are reported and discussed in order of frequency.
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000628:therapy; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D012886:Skull; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D014143:Traction / Q000009:adverse effects*