Halo gravity traction for pediatric scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis: A review of current evidence and best practices

Figure 3 An eleven-year-old girl, previously operated case of spinal cord malformation type 2, was operated on for severe thoraco-lumbar scoliosis with halo gravity traction followed by posterior instrumented fusion. No spinal osteotomies were done in this patient. A: Pre-operative clinical picture with a decompensated scoliosis; B: Preoperative radiographic image, with a Cobb angle of 96°; C: Patient with halo traction in the ward demonstrating improvement in the scoliosis; D: Radiograph taken immediately before posterior instrumented fusion, Cobb angle has improved to 61°; E: Post-operative clinical picture showing a balanced spine without spinal osteotomies; F: Radiographic image, one year after surgery, with Cobb angle of 31°.