Cervical spine motion generated with manual versus jackson table turning methods in a cadaveric C1-C2 global instability model

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 2912-2918

  Dipaola, Christian P ^a   Conrad, Bryan P ^b   Horodyski, Marybeth ^b   Dipaola, Matthew J ^c   Sawers, Andrew ^d   Rechtine, Glenn R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; Jackson table; Neurologic deterioration; Patient safety; Patient transfer; Prone position; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; JACKSON TABLE; MOTION; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INSTABILITY; SUPINE POSITION;

ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MOTION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRONE POSITION; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 74249120387     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b7eddb     Document Type: Article

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