Session IV - Spine Friday, October 8, 2004

The Effect of an Airbag on Prevention of Injury to the Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord in Motor Vehicle Accidents

Stephen E. Hanks, MD¹ (n); Molly T. Vogt, PhD² (n);

William F. Donaldson, III, MD² (n);

¹University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA;

²University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Fri., 10/8/04 Spine & Pelvis, Paper #25, 4:20 pm

Selective Spinal Immobilization: A Retrospective Study of Six Clinical Criteria for Prehospital Trauma Triage

Paul H.P. Fung Kon Jin (n); J. Carel Goslings, PhD (n);

Jan S.K. Luitse, MD (n); Kees Jan Ponsen, MD (n);

Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Fri., 10/8/04 Spine & Pelvis, Paper #26, 4:26 pm

Comparison of Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Burst Fractures Treated Surgically or Non-Surgically

Ahmet Alanay, MD² (n); Emre R. Acaroglu, MD¹ (n);

Egemen Turhan, MD² (n); Yasemin Genc (*); Muharrem Yazici, MD² (n); Adil Surat, MD² (n);

¹San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA;

²Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

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