The importance of muscle tension on the outcome of impacts with a major vertical component

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 487-498

  Brolin, K ^a,d   Hedenstierna, S ^a   Halldin, P ^a   Bass, C ^b   Alem, N ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c U S ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Engineering Research Nordic AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical muscles; Finite elements; Head neck kinematics; Impacts; Neck injuries

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGAMENTS;

CERVICAL MUSCLES; FINITE ELEMENTS; HEAD-NECK KINEMATICS; IMPACTS; NECK INJURIES;

MUSCLE;

EID: 51449087120     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260802215510     Document Type: Article

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