Custom cervical splint for use during head and neck surgery.
A custom-made plaster cervical/occipital splint was described that was made to immobilize a patient with vertebral metastases during neck surgery. This is a single example of a problem solved by the cooperation between the head and neck surgeon and the maxillofacial prosthodontist.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D013165:Splints