How to apply menerva jacket in odontoid fractures?

Always remove and apply the braces lying on a bed鈥攏ever sitting or standing.

1. Apply your cervical-thoracic brace before getting out of bed. Begin by lying flat on the bed. If you鈥檝e slept in a Miami J collar have someone remove it.

2. Separate the two pieces of the brace.

3. Log roll onto your side, keeping your shoulders, hips, and knees in a line.

4. Apply the back half of the brace in the proper position on your neck and back.

5. Carefully log roll onto your back and into the brace.

6. Apply the front half by sliding it up your chest wall until it鈥檚 firmly under your chin.

7. Fasten the Velcro straps tightly starting at the bottom and working up.