Spinal canal narrowing during simulated whiplash

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1330-1339

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

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury mechanism; Spinal canal diameter; Spinal cord injury; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOFIDELIC MODEL; BODY POSTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPINAL CANAL PINCH DIAMETER; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE EXTENSION; SPINE MOBILITY; VERTEBRAL CANAL; WHIPLASH INJURY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL STENOSIS; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 2942630602     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000127186.81814.4A     Document Type: Article

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