The mechanisms of early onset C5/C6 soft-tissue neck injury in rear impacts

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact - 2005 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 215-228

  Gibson, Tom ^a   Bostrom, Ola ^b   Kullgren, Anders ^c   Milthorpe, Bruce ^d  

^a Human Impact Engineering   (Australia)

^b AUTOLIV RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c Stockholm and Folksam Research   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Injury; Models; Neck; Rear impact; Soft tissue; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

INJURY; NECK; REAR IMPACT; SOFT TISSUE; WHIPLASH;

ACCIDENTS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; MODELS; SHEAR STRAIN;

TISSUE;

EID: 84855826175     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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