Dynamic responses of the cervical spine: Buckling, end conditions, and tolerance in compressive impacts
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Nightingale, RW; McElhaney, JH; Camacho, DL; Kleinberger, M; Winkelstein, BA; Myers, BS
Published in: Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings
November 1, 1997
The dynamics of head and cervical spine impact to determine the effects of head inertia and impact surface on injury risk are explored. Head impact experiments were performed using unembalmed head and neck specimens from 22 cadavers. The experiments demonstrated that in the absence of head pocketing, the head mass can provide sufficient constraint to cause cervical spine injury. The buckling modes illustrate the kinematic complexity of cervical spine dynamics and may explain why injuries can occur at different vertebral levels and with widely varying mechanism in compressive head impacts. Highly deformable padded contact surfaces should be employed carefully in environments where there is the risk for cervical spine injury.
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Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings
ISSN
0585-086X
Publication Date
November 1, 1997
Issue
P-315
Start / End Page
451 / 471
Related Subject Headings
- 4003 Biomedical engineering
- 0903 Biomedical Engineering
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Nightingale, R. W., McElhaney, J. H., Camacho, D. L., Kleinberger, M., Winkelstein, B. A., & Myers, B. S. (1997). Dynamic responses of the cervical spine: Buckling, end conditions, and tolerance in compressive impacts. Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings, (P-315), 451–471.
Nightingale, R. W., J. H. McElhaney, D. L. Camacho, M. Kleinberger, B. A. Winkelstein, and B. S. Myers. “Dynamic responses of the cervical spine: Buckling, end conditions, and tolerance in compressive impacts.” Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings, no. P-315 (November 1, 1997): 451–71.
Nightingale RW, McElhaney JH, Camacho DL, Kleinberger M, Winkelstein BA, Myers BS. Dynamic responses of the cervical spine: Buckling, end conditions, and tolerance in compressive impacts. Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings. 1997 Nov 1;(P-315):451–71.
Nightingale, R. W., et al. “Dynamic responses of the cervical spine: Buckling, end conditions, and tolerance in compressive impacts.” Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings, no. P-315, Nov. 1997, pp. 451–71.
Nightingale RW, McElhaney JH, Camacho DL, Kleinberger M, Winkelstein BA, Myers BS. Dynamic responses of the cervical spine: Buckling, end conditions, and tolerance in compressive impacts. Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings. 1997 Nov 1;(P-315):451–471.
Published In
Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings
ISSN
0585-086X
Publication Date
November 1, 1997
Issue
P-315
Start / End Page
451 / 471
Related Subject Headings
- 4003 Biomedical engineering
- 0903 Biomedical Engineering