Spinal burst or compression fractures within automotive crashes due to vertical force components

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Molz IV, Fred J ^a   Bidez, Martha Warren ^a   Zeidler, Falk ^b   Breitner, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Mercedes Benz ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; BONE;

AUTOMOTIVE CRASHES; BURST FRACTURE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPRESSIVE LOADS; INERTIAL LOADINGS; INJURY MECHANISMS; MECHANISM OF INJURY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85072454527     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/970498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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