Biomechanical analysis of football neck collars

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-321

  Rowson, Steven ^a   McNeely, David E ^a   Brolinson, P Gunnar ^b   Duma, Stefan M ^a  

^a Medical Center Boulevard   (United States)

^b EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Football; Neck collar; Stinger

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOTBALL; FORCE; HELMET; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; NECK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; NECK INJURY;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; NECK INJURIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 49049113742     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31817f016a     Document Type: Article

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