The mechanical properties of human alar and transverse ligaments at slow and fast extension rates

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 112-120

  Panjabi, Manohar M ^a   Crisco III, Joseph J ^a   Lydon, Christine ^a   Dvorak, Jiri ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alar ligament; Biomechanics; High extension rate; Spine; Transverse ligament

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGAMENTS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

ALAR LIGAMENTS; TRANSVERSE LIGAMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CERVICAL SPINE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0032029109     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(97)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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