Qualitative analysis of neck kinematics during low-speed rear-end impact

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 649-657

  Luan, Feng ^a   Yang, King H ^a   Deng, Bing ^a   Begeman, Paul C ^a   Tashman, Scott ^b   King, Albert I ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Force and moment analysis; High speed X ray system; Kinematics; Low speed rear end impact; Neck injury; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; KINEMATICS; SHEAR STRESS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

NECK INJURIES; WHIPLASH;

BONE;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NECK INJURY; NECK MUSCLE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SHEAR STRESS; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MALE; ROTATION; WEIGHT-BEARING; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0034333668     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(00)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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