A technique for dynamic tensile testing of human cervical spine ligaments

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-89

  Shim, V P W ^a   Liu, J F ^a   Lee, V S ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Dynamic testing; Hopkinson bar; Ligament; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LIGAMENTS; MECHANICAL TESTING; STRAIN RATE; STRESSES;

CERVICAL SPINE; DYNAMIC TESTING; HOPKINSON BAR;

TENSILE TESTING;

CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LIGAMENTS; MECHANICAL TESTING; STRAIN RATE; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING;

EID: 33746061308     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-006-5865-2     Document Type: Article

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