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Figure 3b. Cranial traction tongs and halo device. Anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) radiographs of the head and neck show cranial traction tongs and a halo device that overlie the patients head, neck, and upper thorax and that stabilize a cervical spine fracture. Endotracheal and nasogastric tubes are also present.