Segmental cervical spine motion during orotracheal intubation of the intact and injured spine with and without external stabilization

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 201-206

  Lennarson, Peter J ^a   Smith, Darin ^a   Todd, Michael M ^a   Carras, Douglas ^a   Sawin, Paul D ^a   Brayton, John ^a   Sato, Yutaka ^a   Traynelis, Vincent C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Injury; Laryngoscopy; Manual in line immobilization; Orotracheal intubation; Traction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT MOBILITY; LARYNGOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 0034033226     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.92.2.0201     Document Type: Article

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