Facet Joint Kinematics and Injury Mechanisms during Simulated Whiplash

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 390-397

  Pearson, Adam M ^a   Ivancic, Paul C ^a   Ito, Shigeki ^a   Panjabi, Manohar M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsular ligament; Facet joint; Injury mechanism; Spine biomechanics; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SCALE; KINEMATICS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WHIPLASH INJURIES; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 1142274209     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000090836.50508.F7     Document Type: Article

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