Dynamic sagittal flexibility coefficients of the human cervical spine

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 688-695

  Ivancic, Paul C ^a   Ito, Shigeki ^b   Panjabi, Manohar M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Dynamic flexibility; Rear impact; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; POSITION MEASUREMENT; SHEAR STRESS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS;

CERVICAL SPINE; COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; SAGITTAL FLEXIBILITY COEFFICIENTS; SHEAR FORCE;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 34247507556     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.10.015     Document Type: Article

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