The human cervical spine in tension: Effects of frame and fixation compliance on structural responses

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Nightingale, Roger W ^a   Chancey, Valeta Carol ^a   Luck, Jason F ^a   Tran, Laura ^a   Ottaviano, Danielle ^a   Myers, Barry S ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical Spine; Stiffness; Tension; Test Frame

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLIABILITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 3042681020     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580490435213     Document Type: Article

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