This review presents considerations regarding major cervical spine injury, including some
concepts that are presently undergoing evaluation and clarification. Correlation of certain …

This paper presents a survey of side impact trauma-related biomedical investigations with
specific reference to certain aspects of epidemiology relating to the growing elderly …

Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury, Second Edition, presents clear, accessible
explanations of the biomechanical principles of injury and how injuries affect the normal …

The cervical spine ligaments play an essential role in limiting the physiological ranges of
motion in the neck; however, traumatic loading such as that experienced in automotive crash …

This study explores the dynamics of head and cervical spine impact with the specific goals of
determining the effects of head inertia and impact surface on injury risk. Head impact …

Injuries of the human brain and spinal cord associated with the central nervous system
(CNS) are seen in automotive accidents. CNS injuries are generally categorized into severe …

A computational head-neck model was developed to more efficiently study dynamic
responses of the head and neck to near-vertex head impact. The model consisted of rigid …

OBJECTIVE: Concussive impacts in professional football were simulated in laboratory tests
to determine the collision mechanics resulting in injury to the struck player and the …

Study Design. Statistical analysis of human cadaver cervical spine compression
experiments. Objectives. To quantify the cervical spine compressive injury threshold as a …

The 2004 World Health Day is dedicated to the theme of road safety by the World Health
Organization (WHO) due mostly to the enormous socio economic costs attributed to trafik …