The effects of padded surfaces on the risk for cervical spine injury

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2380-2387

  Nightingale, Roger W ^a,b   Richardson, William J ^b   Myers, Barry S ^a,b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Impact; Injury; Padding

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES;

EID: 0031427571     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199710150-00012     Document Type: Article

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