History of skeletal traction in the treatment of cervical spine injuries.

@article{Loeser1970HistoryOS,
  title={History of skeletal traction in the treatment of cervical spine injuries.},
  author={John D. Loeser},
  journal={Journal of neurosurgery},
  year={1970},
  volume={33 1},
  pages={
          54-9
        }
}
  • J. Loeser
  • Published 1 July 1970
  • Medicine
  • Journal of neurosurgery
✓ Therapy of cervical spine fractures is reviewed from the time of the Egyptians (4000 B.C.) to the present day. Immobilization has been practiced for slightly more than a century; devices for exerting traction upon the skull have been in use for 37 years. The Renaissance surgeon, Fabricus Hildanus, designed a tool for exerting traction upon the cervical vertebrae, but this method did not become popular. Until the 20th century, few physicians considered the therapy of this common injury. 
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