Past practice, termed spinal immobilization (SI), most often positioned patients at risk of spine injury supine on a long, rigid backboard and immobilized them with straps, a rigid cervical collar ...

This involves several factors: patient approach, contact and protection; airway management and respiratory support; circulatory support; control of severe bleeding; spinal immobilization ...

We involved patients and paramedic partners in the study’s development. Before embarking on the study, we interviewed a convenience sample of 12 patients who presented to the emergency department with ...

This spinal reconstruction can also be performed ... These findings make imaging and immobilization of the neck generally unnecessary, assuming that the patient is awake, is not intoxicated ...

Discontinue use of back braces and cervical collars when possible and provide early surgical stabilization when indicated. These are a few recommendations from updated guidelines on the early ...

Spinal fusion is the backbone of spinal deformity surgery. It began without the use of instruments and depended on lengthy post-operative spinal immobilization by long body casts.

The fixation system consists of screws, connectors, and rods that form a construct for implantation in and near the patient's spine for the purpose of spinal immobilization and stabilization.

today announced the publication of a manuscript titled “Anti-Siglec-15 Antibody Prevents Marked Bone Loss after Acute Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Immobilization in Rats” in JMBR Plus ...

But that doesn’t happen in Whatcom County, where EMS workers are among the first in the nation to reject traditional spinal immobilization techniques – a neck brace and backboard – in favor ...