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The sniffing position provides greater occipitoatlanto-axial angulation than simple head extension: A radiological study

Ichiro Takenaka, Kazuyoshi Aoyama, Tamao Iwagaki, Hiroshi Ishimura, Tatsuo Kadoya

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie · 2007 · 60 citations · 11 references

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Three-Dimensional Movements of the Upper Cervical Spine

Manohar M. Panjabi, Jiří Dvořák, JOANNE DURANCEAU et al. · Spine · 1988 · 334 citations

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Randomized Study Comparing the “Sniffing Position” with Simple Head Extension for Laryngoscopic View in Elective Surgery Patients

Frédéric Adnet, Christophe Baillard, Stephen W. Borron et al. · Anesthesiology · 2001 · 217 citations · Full text

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Cervical Spine Motion with Direct Laryngoscopy and Orotracheal Intubation

Paul D. Sawin, Michael M. Todd, Vincent C. Traynelis et al. · Anesthesiology · 1996 · 198 citations · Full text

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Airway Management--Principles and Practice

Allan P. Reed · Anesthesia & Analgesia · 1996 · 186 citations

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Cervical Flexion, Extension, Protrusion, and Retraction

Nathaniel R. Ordway, Ronald J. Seymour, Ronald Donelson et al. · Spine · 1999 · 178 citations

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