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Controlled Laboratory Comparison Study Of Motion With Football Equipment In A Destabilized Cervical Spine: Three Spine-Board Transfer Techniques, Mark L. Prasarn, Marybeth Horodyski, Matthew J. Dipaola, Christian P. Dipaola, Gianluca Del Rossi, Bryan P. Conrad, Glenn R. Rechtine Ii
Controlled Laboratory Comparison Study Of Motion With Football Equipment In A Destabilized Cervical Spine: Three Spine-Board Transfer Techniques, Mark L. Prasarn, Marybeth Horodyski, Matthew J. Dipaola, Christian P. Dipaola, Gianluca Del Rossi, Bryan P. Conrad, Glenn R. Rechtine Ii
Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Faculty Publications
Background: Numerous studies have shown that there are better alternatives to log rolling patients with unstable spinal injuries, although this method is still commonly used for placing patients onto a spine board. No previous studies have examined transfer maneuvers involving an injured football player with equipment in place onto a spine board.
Purpose: To test 3 different transfer maneuvers of an injured football player onto a spine board to determine which method most effectively minimizes spinal motion in an injured cervical spine model.
Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.
Methods: Five whole, lightly embalmed cadavers were fitted with shoulder pads and …