Linear and angular head acceleration measurements in collegiate football

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Rowson, Steven ^a   Brolinson, Gunnar ^b   Goforth, Mike ^c   Dietter, Dave ^c   Duma, Stefan ^a  

^a Medical Center Boulevard   (United States)

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

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Concussion; Human tolerance

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION DATA; ANGULAR ACCELERATION; BIOMECHANICAL DATA; BRAIN INJURY; DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM; DATA SETS; FOOTBALL PLAYERS; HEAD IMPACT; HEAD INJURIES; HUMAN HEAD; HUMAN VOLUNTEERS; MEASUREMENT DEVICE; MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; THREE AXES; VIRGINIA TECH;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETERS; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; SAFETY DEVICES;

DATA ACQUISITION;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FOOTBALL; HELMET; HISTOGRAM; MEASUREMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; EQUIPMENT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCELERATION; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; FOOTBALL; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 68149149575     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3130454     Document Type: Article

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