title: Emergent placement of halo orthosis after a traumatic cervical injury leading to a cerebral abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery and The San Francisco Injury Center, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California 94143-0112, USA. quinones@post.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quiñones-Hinojosa
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Geoffrey T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Manley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D009989:Orthotic Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification