Cervical spine alignment in immobilized hockey players: Radiographic analysis with and without helmets and shoulder pads

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 92-95

  Metz, Christopher M ^a   Kuhn, John E ^a   Greenfield, Mary Lou V H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; Equipment; Hockey; Immobilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELMET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0031838780     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199804000-00005     Document Type: Article

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