Gardner-Wells Tongs Are a Safe Alternative for Intraoperative Positioning and Spine Surgery
The use of GWT in a variety of traumatic and nontraumatic spine surgeries was found to be safe and effective in this single-surgeon, single-institution study cohort. Only one patient developed a major complication, and the incidence of minor complications was less than 5%. [<i>Orthopedics</i>. 2025;48(3):153-158.].
Authors
- Hikmat R. Chmait (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2093-1676)
- Chason Ziino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6088-2274)
- Dhiraj Patel
- Gregory S. Roy
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopedics
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20250410-01
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00