Brief Review of Postoperative Immobilization in Pediatric Occipitocervical Fusion— Pingarilho 2018

This is a brief audio review. In the article Postoperative Immobilization following Occipital-cervical Fusion in the Pediatric Population: Outcome Evaluation and Review of Literature published, 2018 by Pingarilho and Colleagues, The outcomes and key points are as noted: Post operative cervical spine immobilization when compared with no cervical spine immobilization did not have any difference in outcome in children with occipital-cervical fusion. 16 research article were selected and systematically reviewed, 85 patients had occipital-cervical trauma and 43 patients had congenital conditions indicating occipital cervical fusion surgery, 40 used Miami collars, 1 firm neck brace, 1 Minerva jacket, 2 hard cervical collar, 34 halo vest, 5 no immobilization system, 2 cervical orthosis. 44 patients improved, 52 patients were unchanged and 7 patients deteriorated. This was a Systematic review, literature review with 166 patients who were patients who were children with indications for occipital cervical fusion.

Pingarilho AR, Porto de Melo PM, Elbabaa SK. Postoperative Immobilization following Occipitocervical Fusion in the Pediatric Population: Outcome Evaluation and Review of Literature. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2018;53(2):81-88. doi: 10.1159/000485924. Epub 2018 Jan 20. PMID: 29353274.