Prediction of neck injury risk based on the analysis of localized cervical vertebral motion of human volunteers during low-speed rear impacts

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact - 2006 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 103-113

  Ono, Koshiro ^a   Ejima, Susumu ^a   Suzuki, Youhei ^b   Kaneoka, Koji ^c   Fukushima, Makoto ^c   Ujihashi, Sadayuki ^b  

^a JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gender; Injury criteria; Muscle; Neck; Volunteers; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

GENDER; INJURY CRITERIA; NECK; VOLUNTEERS; WHIPLASH;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MUSCLE;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855831660     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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