Impact of Preoperative Halo Traction on Cobb Angle Reduction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Retrospective Analysis
Halo-gravity traction is a safe and effective adjunct in the surgical treatment of severe AIS, achieving substantial Cobb angle reduction. The degree of correction was not significantly influenced by age, Risser score, or curve type, supporting the broad applicability of HGT across adolescent patients.
Authors
- Alexandru Herdea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6697-2561)
- Adelina Ionescu
- Alexandru Ulici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1018-1506)
- Mihai Bogdan Popescu
- Ionuț Popescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5499-5926)
- Nicolae Ionescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4974-8661)
- Harun Marie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0401-4368)
Institutions
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
- Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest (RO)
- Spitalului Clinic de Urgență pentru Copii Maria Sklodowska Curie (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12081045
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01