Comparison of the Nebraska Collar, a New Prototype Cervical Immobilization Collar, with Three Standard Models

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 425-430

  Russell Alberts, L ^a   Mahoney, Craig R ^a   Neff, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical collar; Immobilization orthoses; Radiograph

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; BRACES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032133696     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199808000-00011     Document Type: Review

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