Effect of mouthguards on head responses and mandible forces in football helmet impacts

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-69

  Viano, David C ^a   Withnall, Chris ^b   Wonnacott, Michael ^b  

^a PROBIOMECHANICS LLC   (United States)

^b Biokinetics and Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concussion; Helmets; Protective headgear; Recreation and sport; Sport equipment

Indexed keywords

CONCUSSION; HELMETS; IN-PHASE; MOUTHGUARDS; PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR; RECREATION AND SPORTS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TRI-AXIAL FORCES;

BIOPHYSICS; MEASUREMENTS;

SAFETY DEVICES;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; MANDIBLE; MOUTH PROTECTOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT INJURY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FOOTBALL; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOUTH PROTECTORS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 84855357983     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0399-x     Document Type: Article

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