Professional issue. Guidance for pre-manipulative testing of the cervical spine

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Barker ◽  
M. Kesson ◽  
J. Ashmore ◽  
G. Turner ◽  
J. Conway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Professional Issue

Motion Analysis of the Cervical Spine

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Patrick R. Luers
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Intervertebral Disk ◽  
Radiographic Evaluation ◽  
Ligamentous Injury ◽  
Pattern Of Injury ◽  
Motion Segment ◽  
Single Pattern ◽  
Compensatory Motion ◽  
Loss Of Motion ◽  
Flexion And Extension

Abstract The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides), Fifth Edition, defines a motion segment as “two adjacent vertebrae, the intervertebral disk, the apophyseal or facet joints, and ligamentous structures between the vertebrae.” The range of motion from segment to segment varies, and loss of motion segment integrity is defined as “an anteroposterior motion of one vertebra over another that is greater than 3.5 mm in the cervical spine, greater than 2.5 mm in the thoracic spine, and greater than 4.5 mm in the lumbar spine.” Multiple etiologies are associated with increased motion in the cervical spine; some are physiologic or compensatory and others are pathologic. The standard radiographic evaluation of instability and ligamentous injury in the cervical spine consists of lateral flexion and extension x-ray views, but no single pattern of injury is identified in whiplash injuries. Fluoroscopy or cineradiographic techniques may be more sensitive than other methods for evaluating subtle abnormal motion in the cervical spine. The increased motion thus detected then must be evaluated to determine whether it represents normal physiologic motion, normal compensatory motion, motion related to underlying degenerative disk and/or facet disease, or increased motion related to ligamentous injury. Imaging studies should be performed and interpreted as instructed in the AMA Guides.

Airway management: Uncleared cervical spine injury

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
TVSP Murthy ◽  
Parmeet Bhatia ◽  
RL Gogna ◽  
T Prabhakar
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Cervical Spine Injury ◽  
Spine Injury

Stabilization for sub axial cervical spine injury

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
PK Sahoo ◽  
Prakash Singh ◽  
HS Bhatoe
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Cervical Spine Injury ◽  
Spine Injury

Cervical Spine Fractures in Athletes

1990 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Marks ◽  
Gordon R. Reli ◽  
Francis R.S. Roumphrey
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Spine Fractures ◽  
Cervical Spine Fractures

Cervical Spine Injuries and Their Neurologic Implications

1990 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Marks ◽  
Gordon R. Bell ◽  
Francis R.S. Boumphrey
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Cervical Spine Injuries ◽  
Spine Injuries
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