Removal tools are faster and produce less force and torque on the helmet than cutting tools during face-mask retraction

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 246-251

  Jenkins, Heather L ^a   Valovich, Tamara C ^b   Arnold, Brent L ^c   Gansneder, Bruce M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; Equipment removal; Loop straps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FACE MASK; FORCE; HELMET; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORT INJURY; TORQUE; TRAINING;

EID: 0036657922     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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