A numerical investigation of factors affecting cervical spine injuries during rollover crashes

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2529-2535

  Hu, Jingwen ^a   Yang, King H ^b   Chou, Clifford C ^b   King, Albert I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; Finite element; Rollover crash; Taguchi array

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VELOCITY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HUMAN; INJURY; NECK INJURY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEATBELT; SPINE; SPINE FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NECK INJURIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINE;

EID: 59649114616     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318184aca0     Document Type: Article

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