Methods for evaluating cervical range of motion in trauma settings

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Voss, Sarah ^a   Page, Michael ^b   Benger, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cervical range of motion; Cervical vertebrae injuries; Evaluation; Immobilisation methods; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTHROMETRY; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; ORTHOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY;

ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84864491070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-20-50     Document Type: Review

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