Motion in the unstable thoracolumbar spine when spine boarding a prone patient
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Motion in the unstable cervical spine when transferring a patient positioned prone to a spine board.
CONTEXT Two methods have been proposed to transfer an individual in the prone position to a spine board. Researchers do not know which method provides the best immobilization. OBJECTIVE To determine if motion produced in the unstable cervical spine differs between 2 prone logrolling techniques and to evaluate the effect of equipment on the motion produced during prone logrolling. DESIGN Cro...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1079-0268,2045-7723
DOI: 10.1179/2045772311y.0000000045