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Internal jugular vein thrombosis after cervical traction
Author(s) -
SIMMERS T. A.,
BEKKENK M. W.,
VIDAKOVICVUKIC M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.95894000.x
Subject(s) - medicine , internal jugular vein , pulley , traction (geology) , surgery , thrombosis , jugular vein , head and neck , mechanical engineering , geomorphology , engineering , geology
A clinically and roentgenographically typical case of internal jugular vein thrombosis is presented in a patient having undergone repeated sessions of Glisson traction for neck and backache. In this mode of therapy, axial traction is applied to the neck by attaching a weight, via a pulley, to a construction of straps encompassing the head. This particular trauma to the neck has not previously been described to be associated with spontaneous internal jugular vein thrombosis.