Spinal canal narrowing during simulated frontal impact

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 891-901

  Ivancic, Paul C ^a   Panjabi, Manohar M ^a   Tominaga, Yasuhiro ^a   Pearson, Adam M ^b   Elena Gimenez, S ^a   Maak, Travis G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Frontal impact; Injury mechanism; Spinal cord injury; Spinal cord narrowing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 33745039986     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0985-4     Document Type: Article

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