Biomechanical analysis of cervical orthoses in flexion and extension: A comparison of cervical collars and cervical thoracic orthoses

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 527-537

  Gavin, Thomas M ^a   Carandang, Gerard ^b   Havey, Robert ^b   Flanagan, Patrick ^b   Ghanayem, Alexander ^b   Patwardhan, Avinash G ^b  

^a BioConcepts Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Brace; Cervical; Cervical thoracic orthoses (CTO); Collars; Extension; Flexion; Orthosis; Spine

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PATIENT REHABILITATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INTERVERTEBRAL MOTION; VIDEO FLUOROSCOPY (VF);

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL COLLAR; CERVICAL ORTHOSIS; CERVICAL THORACIC ORTHOSIS; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTOELECTRONIC MOTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNICAL AID; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

EID: 0348140812     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.11.0527     Document Type: Article

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