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Other considerations for prescription

Warning
  • Obesity
  • Osteoporosis
  • Metastatic Cancer
  • Spinal Alignment
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Palliative care
  • Lifestyle and Activity
  • Mental Health Status
  • Dementia
  • Home Circumstances/Carers

Other Prescription Choices

Philadelphia Collar

Company indications
  • Herniated cervical disc
  • Cervical spondylosis
  • Cervical spondylitis
  • RA and OA cervical spine
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Stable cervical fractures
Evidence indications
  • Cervical burst fracture (Koivikko, 2000)
  • Stable Type II across the base of the odontoid process at the junction with the axis body (Singh, 2012. Osman, 2017)
  • Stable Type III through the odontoid that extends into the axis body (Osman, 2017)

SOMI Brace

Company indications
  • C4/5-T3/4 immobilisation following trauma
  • Post-op fixation
  • Weak RA spine
  • To prevent further deformity and progressive illness
Evidence indications
  • Stable Type II across the base of the odontoid process at the junction with the axis body (Chaudhary, 2010)

Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 02/04/2024

Next review date: 01/11/2026

Author email(s): nikki.munro@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.

Reviewer name(s): Nikki Munro, Aimie Holland, Susie Hughes.