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[Ocular complications of surgery of the spine. Proposal for a new head-rest]
O Delattre1, Y Catonne, G Saillant
1Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, C.H.U. de Fort-de-France, Hôpital Pierre-Zobda-Quitman.
Chirurgie; Memoires De L'Academie De Chirurgie
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Although severe ocular complications after spinal surgery are rarely reported in the orthopaedic literature, they are not uncommon. We studied 10 cases observed in 4 orthopaedic units to determine the types of complications and their mechanisms. It appears that the classic head-rest used to stabilise the position of the head and protection of the ocular globes during the operation have not fulfilled their functions correctly. An original head-rest is proposed together with preventive pre- and intraoperative measures which should be used in all procedures involving spinal surgery.