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Functional Evaluation Of The Cervical Orthosis, May-Kuen Wong, Choon-Khim Chong, Yau-Yau Wai
Functional Evaluation Of The Cervical Orthosis, May-Kuen Wong, Choon-Khim Chong, Yau-Yau Wai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
For investigation of the effectiveness of 5 cervical orthoses which were made in Taiwan, cervical motion was evaluated quantitatively by using roentgenograms and overhead goniometry. Thirty normal young men were divided into five groups for the study of normal control, soft collar, rigid collar, 4 poster brace, Somi brace, which another 5 cases of cervical fracture were studied with Halo vest application.The subject was immobilized in a straight back chair to eliminate trunk motion, lateral cervical spine films were taken in neutral, flexion and extension without or with each orthosis; anterioposteral film for lateral bending and overhead goniometry for rotation …