The cervical facet capsule and its role in whiplash injury: A biomechanical investigation

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1238-1246

  Winkelstein, Beth A ^a   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

Biomechanical; Cervical; Facet joint; Failure; Strain; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHIPLASH INJURY;

CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0034657282     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200005150-00007     Document Type: Article

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