Head, neck, and mandible dynamics generated by 'whiplash'

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 525-534

  Howard, Richard P ^a   Bowles, Alfred P ^a   Guzman, Herbert M ^a   Krenrich, Scott W ^a  

^a Biodynamic Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

'Whiplash'; Mandibular dynamics; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETERS; AUTOMOBILES; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CAMERAS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCLE; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; VELOCITY;

CERVICAL MUSCLE INJURY; COLLISION TEST; HEAD NECK EXTENSION FLEXION DYNAMIC; MANDIBULAR DYNAMICS; NECK MUSCLE STRAIN; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; WHIPLASH;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HEAD; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0032105539     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(97)00091-2     Document Type: Article

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