Motion generated in the unstable spine during hospital bed transfers

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 609-611

  Rechtine, Glenn R ^a   Del Rossi, Gianluca ^c   Conrad, Bryan P ^b   Horodyski, MaryBeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed transfer; Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Hospital bed; Motion; Spine injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MOTION; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SKILL; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION;

BEDS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MOTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 4744341795     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000144508.06413.A9     Document Type: Article

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