2010
The Effect of Rigid Cervical Collar Height on Full, Active, and Functional Range of Motion During Fifteen Activities of Daily Living
Miller CP, Bible JE, Jegede KA, Whang PG, Grauer JN. The Effect of Rigid Cervical Collar Height on Full, Active, and Functional Range of Motion During Fifteen Activities of Daily Living. Spine 2010, 35: e1546-e1552. PMID: 21116218, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181cf6f73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHard cervical collarFunctional ROMDaily livingCervical collarActive ROMCoronal planeFull active ROMSagittal planeSkin-related issuesDifferent collar heightsCervical ROMHard collarClinical significanceCollar heightBACKGROUND DATAActive rangeNeck extensionClinical settingNeutral positionROM measurementsFunctional rangeCorresponding decreaseFunctional positionBiomechanical experimentsROM
1997
Whiplash Produces an S-Shaped Curvature of the Neck With Hyperextension at Lower Levels
Grauer J, Panjabi M, Cholewicki J, Nibu K, Dvorak J. Whiplash Produces an S-Shaped Curvature of the Neck With Hyperextension at Lower Levels. Spine 1997, 22: 2489-2494. PMID: 9383854, DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199711010-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhiplash traumaCervical levelOptotrak motion analysis systemCervical spine levelsLower cervical levelsCadaveric cervical spine specimensUpper cervical levelEntire cervical spineHuman cadaveric cervical spine specimensTrauma classesFull neck extensionCervical spine specimensIntervertebral rotationInjury stageMotion analysis systemC7-T1Cervical spineSuch injuriesBACKGROUND DATASpine levelNeck extensionC6-C7TraumaLow levelsInjury