Review of Harrington Rod Treatment of Spinal Trauma

Harrington rod treatment for spinal trauma has become the gold standard against which other treatment modalities are judged. A review of the results of Harrington rod treatment is essential to establish a baseline level of efficiency in terms of rehabilitation time, correction of deformity, canal decompression, motion segment loss, and device-related complications. With economic concerns becoming more important in medical treatment, the value of newer techniques must be clearly superior to established methods