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Table 4 Thoracolumbar angulation during logroll

From: Does turning trauma patients with an unstable spinal injury from the supine to a lateral position increase the risk of neurological deterioration? – A systematic review

Outcome

Study

Mean

Median

Range of means

Flexion/extension

3 studies

 

10.6

7.8 - 18.3

 

(degrees)

Rubery 2013 [31]

8.6

   
 

Prasarn 2012 [32]

12.6

   
  

18.3

   
 

Del Rossi 2008b [34]

7.8

   

Lateral bending

3 studies

 

8.6

6.9 - 10.5

 

(degrees)

Rubery 2013 [31]

6.9

   
 

Prasarn 2012 [32]

10.1

   
  

10.5

   
 

Del Rossi 2008b [34]

7.0

   

Axial rotation

3 studies

 

15.8

10.2 - 25.2

 

(degrees)

Rubery 2013 [31]

13.7

   
 

Prasarn 2012 [32]

25.2

   
  

17.7

   
 

Del Rossi 2008b [34]

10.2

   
  1. Shows data from cadaver studies with artificially created unstable thoraco-lumbar spine injuries. The standard deviation is shown for the studies in which it was reported. We report the medians of the means reported in the different studies and the range of these means. Prasarn (2012) reports data of logrolls onto and off a backboard
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241