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CS#11_ Comparison of Cervical Spine Movement using the AirTraq® versus Macintosh : A Fluoroscopic Randomized Controlled Trial

 
SAM Meeting 2008
T.P. Turkstra et Al. University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
                                                                                                                                                 
We studied 24 patients. Manual in-line stabilization was provided by an assistant.
           
C-Spine motion during use of the AirTraq was 39%, 84%, and 42% less at the Occiput-C1, C2-C5, and C5-Thoracic motion segments respectively, p < 0.02. There was no significant difference in CSpine movement at the C1-C2 segment.
 
The AirTraq may be a useful tool to experienced users in the setting of “uncleared” Cspine patients, particularly if an injury is suspected in the Occiput-C1 or C2-C5 areas of the C-spine or below .
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