Cervical spine functional anatomy and the biomechanics of injury due to compressive loading

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-161

  Swartz, Erik E ^a   Floyd, R T ^b   Cendoma, Mike ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Sports Medicine Concepts Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial load; Catastrophic injury; Injury mechanisms; Spinal cord; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REVIEW; ROTATION; SPORT INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT BEARING; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 26644442142     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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