Cervical spine vertebral and facet joint kinematics under whiplash. J Biomech Eng 1998 Apr;120(2):305-7
Date
07/21/1999Pubmed ID
10412396DOI
10.1115/1.2798318Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0032054292 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 64 CitationsAbstract
Whiplash injuries sustained during a rear-end automobile collision have significant societal impact. The scientific literature on whiplash loading is both diverse and confusing. Definitive studies are lacking to describe the local mechanisms of injury that induce either acute or chronic pain symptoms. A methodology has been presented to quantify the kinematics of the cervical spine components by inducing controlled whiplash-type forces to intact human head-neck complexes. The localized facet joint kinematics and the overall segmental motions of the cervical spine are presented. It is anticipated that the use of this methodology will assist in a better delineation of the localized mechanisms of injury leading to whiplash pain.
Author List
Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Klienberger MAuthors
Frank A. Pintar PhD Chair, Professor in the Biomedical Engineering department at Medical College of WisconsinNarayan Yoganandan PhD Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AccelerationAcute Disease
Cadaver
Cervical Vertebrae
Chronic Disease
Craniocerebral Trauma
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Longitudinal Ligaments
Movement
Neck Injuries
Neck Muscles
Neck Pain
Skin
Stress, Mechanical
Videotape Recording
Whiplash Injuries