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Comparative study of risk factors for skin breakdown with cervical orthotic devices: Philadelphia and Aspen
C A Black1, N M Buderer, B Blaylock
1St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Trauma Program, Toledo, OH, USA.
Purpose:
To compare risk factors for skin breakdown between Philadelphia and Aspen cervical collars.
Methods:
Crossover design. Twenty healthy volunteers wore Philadelphia and Aspen cervical collars in random order. Occipital pressure, relative skin humidity, and skin temperature measured at 0 and 30 minutes. Paired t-tests compared changes between collars from 0 to 30 minutes.
Findings:
Occipital pressure and skin temperature were not statistically different between collars. Relative skin humidity increased more in Philadelphia (29% +/- 17%) than Aspen (8% +/- 9%), p < 0.001.
Conclusions:
Aspen resulted in lower relative skin humidity.
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