Critical load of the human cervical spine: An in vitro experimental study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-17

  Panjabi, Manohar M ^a   Cholewicki, Jacek ^a   Nibu, Kimio ^b   Grauer, Jonathan ^a   Babat, Lawrence B ^a   Dvorak, Jiri ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Critical load; Mechanical stability

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STIFFNESS;

CERVICAL SPINES; EULER'S THEORY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPRESSION; FORCE; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

EID: 0031899059     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(97)00057-0     Document Type: Article

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