Head position and football equipment influence cervical spinal-cord space during immobilization

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-189

  Tierney, Ryan T ^a   Mattacola, Carl G ^b   Sitler, Michael R ^a   Maldjian, Catherine ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae injuries; Cervical vertebrae radiography; Emergency medical services; Emergency treatment methods; Equipment; Protective device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOOTBALL; HEAD POSITION; HELMET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0036288849     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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