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Custom cervical splint for use during head and neck surgery
Author(s) -
Casey David M.,
Loré John M.,
Niemiec Edward,
Naviwala Saleem I.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198702000-00020
Subject(s) - prosthodontist , splint (medicine) , medicine , head and neck , head and neck surgery , surgery , cervical vertebrae , cervical spine , orthodontics , dentistry , otorhinolaryngology
A custom-made plaster cervical/occipital splint was described that was made to immobilize a patient with vertebral metastases during neck surgery. This is a single example of a problem solved by the cooperation between the head and neck surgeon and the maxillofacial prosthodontist.