Table 3.

Parameters used for craniocervical traction.

Starting weight	5 kg + 2.5 kg per level below C1.
Increased weight	2.5 kg every 20 min.
Maximum weight	50 % patient weight for 1 h traction
Criteria for suspending traction	Satisfactory reduction, maximum weight for 1 h without reduction, neurological deterioration or overdistraction of interbody space >5 mm, bradycardia, hypotension, supraventricular tachycardia, longer duration of RR and QT intervals and QRS complex.
Weight after reduction	5 kg.