On the role of cervical facet joints in rear end impact neck injury mechanisms

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Yang, King H ^a   Begeman, Paul C ^a   Muser, Marcus ^b   Niederer, Peter ^b   Walz, Felix ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; SHEAR STRAIN; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

CLINICAL SYMPTOMS; FRONTAL IMPACTS; INJURY MECHANISMS; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; REAR-END CRASHES; SHEAR STIFFNESS; SINGLE MECHANISMS; SOFT-TISSUE INJURY;

COMPACTION;

EID: 85072465715     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/970497     Document Type: Conference Paper

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