Abstract Knowledge of neck muscle activation strategies before sporting impacts is crucial
for investigating mechanisms of severe spinal injuries. However, measurement of muscle …

Detailed cervical spine models are necessary to better understand cervical spine response
to loading, improve our understanding of injury mechanisms, and specifically for predicting …

Background In spite of the prevalence of occupational neck disorders as a result of work
force fluctuating from industry to sedentary office work, most cervical spine computational …

A finite element model development of a 50th percentile male cervical spine is presented in
this paper. The model consists of rigid, geometrically accurate vertebrae held together with …

While abnormal loading is widely believed to cause cervical spine disc diseases, in vivo
cervical disc deformation during dynamic neck motion has not been well delineated. This …

Mathematical models of the human spine can be used to investigate spinal biomechanics
without the difficulties, limitations, and ethical concerns associated with physical …

This study is aimed to develop a high quality, extensively validated finite element (FE)
human head model for enhanced head injury prediction and prevention. The geometry of …

Approximately 50% of women and 25% of men will have an osteoporosis-related fracture
after the age of 50, yet the micromechanical origin of these fractures remains unclear …

There is substantial inter-subject variability in intervertebral range of motion (ROM) in the
cervical spine. This makes it difficult to define “normal” ROM, and to assess the effects of …

A finite element (FE) simulation environment has been developed to investigate aviator
head and neck response during a simulated rotary-wing aircraft impact using both an FE …