Quantification of the coupled motion that occurs with axial rotation and lateral bending of the head-neck complex: An experimental examination

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 221, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 913-919

  Senouci, M ^a   FitzPatrick, David ^a   Quinlan, J F ^b   Mullett, H ^c   Coffey, L ^a   McCormack, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Coupled motion; Three dimensional motion

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CERVICAL SPINE; COUPLED MOTION; HEAD-NECK COMPLEX; LATERAL BENDING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION;

BIOMECHANICS; ROTATION;

CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES; COUPLED MOTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL EXAMINATION; HEAD-NECK COMPLEXES; MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP; REGRESSION EQUATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; NECK; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NECK; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION;

EID: 38449095380     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM265     Document Type: Article

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