Comparison of the flat torso versus the elevated torso shoulder pad removal techniques in a cadaveric cervical spine instability model

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 687-691

  Horodyski, Mary Beth ^a   Dipaola, Christian P ^b   Dipaola, Matthew J ^c   Conrad, Bryan P ^a   Del Rossi, Gianluca ^d   Rechtine, Glenn R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c Philadelphia PA ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical immobilization; Cervical instability; Cervical trauma; Shoulder pads; Spine injured athlete

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SHOULDER PAD; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TRUNK; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; NECK INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NECK INJURIES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 67649402415     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31819794e7     Document Type: Article

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