title: Airway compromise from prevertebral soft tissue swelling during placement of halo-traction for cervical spine injury.
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona, Tuscon.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Meakem
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Meakem
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rappaport
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014143:Traction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*