title: Motion in the unstable cervical spine when transferring a patient positioned prone to a spine board.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Two methods have been proposed to transfer an individual in the prone position to a spine board. Researchers do not know which method provides the best immobilization.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine if motion produced in the unstable cervical spine differs between 2 prone logrolling techniques and to evaluate the effect of equipment on the motion produced during prone logrolling.
  
  
  METHODS
  Crossover study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Laboratory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tests were performed on 5 fresh cadavers (3 men, 2 women; age = 83 ± 8 years, mass = 61.2 ± 14.1 kg).
  
  
  METHODS
  Three-dimensional motions were recorded during 2 prone logroll protocols (pull, push) in cadavers with an unstable cervical spine. Three equipment conditions were evaluated: football shoulder pads and helmet, rigid cervical collar, and no equipment. The mean range of motion was calculated for each test condition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The pull technique produced 16% more motion than the push technique in the lateral-bending angulation direction (F1,4 = 19.922, P = .01, η(2) = 0.833). Whereas the collar-only condition and, to a lesser extent, the football-shoulder-pads-and-helmet condition demonstrated trends toward providing more stability than the no-equipment condition, we found no differences among equipment conditions. We noted an interaction between technique and equipment, with the pull maneuver performed without equipment producing more anteroposterior motion than the push maneuver in any of the equipment conditions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We saw a slight difference in the motion measured during the 2 prone logrolling techniques tested, with less lateral-bending and anteroposterior motion produced with the logroll push than the pull technique. Therefore, we recommend adopting the push technique as the preferred spine-boarding maneuver when a patient is found in the prone position. Researchers should continue to seek improved methods for performing prone spine-board transfers to further decrease the motion produced in the unstable spine.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Florida, Gainesville;
authors: Bryan P
authors: BP
authors: Conrad
authors: Diana L
authors: DL
authors: Marchese
authors: Glenn R
authors: GR
authors: Rechtine
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Prasarn
authors: Gianluca
authors: G
authors: Del Rossi
authors: Marybeth H
authors: MH
authors: Horodyski
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002102:Cadaver; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability; D008297:Male; D055805:Moving and Lifting Patients / Q000379:methods*; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000379:methods*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013131:Spine / Q000503:physiopathology; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods*
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