Developmental biomechanics of the cervical spine: Tension and compression

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3045-3054

  Nuckley, David J ^a   Ching, Randal P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Development; Injury tolerance; Maturation

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

CERVICAL SPINE; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; MATURATION; TENSILE FAILURE LOAD;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAPIO ANUBIS; SPINAL INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33751210053     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.10.014     Document Type: Article

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