@inproceedings{0cb3239f0aba4337b73969bb946628b4,
title = "Spinal cord deformation during injury of the cervical spine in head-first impact",
abstract = "There is a need to better understand the biomechanics of spinal cord injuries especially at the level of the spinal cord itself. We report results from a series of head-first impacts using human cadaveric cervical spines (N = 6) and a custom drop tower. To improve the biofidelity of the column response during impact muscle forces were simulated using a constant follower load of 150N. A radio-opaque, biofidelic surrogate cord was imaged using cineradiography at 1000fps to quantify the transverse spinal cord deformation during injury. A variety of injury modes commonly associated with axial head first impact were induced. The average maximum cord compression was 49%, occurring at 12.3ms after impact. The follower load appeared to eliminate {"}snap-through{"} buckling in these tests.",
keywords = "Drop tests, Neck, Spinal cord injury",
author = "A. Saari and E. Itshayek and Nelson, {T. S.} and Morley, {P. L.} and Cripton, {P. A.}",
year = "2006",
language = "אנגלית",
isbn = "2951421079",
series = "International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact - 2006 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Proceedings",
pages = "353--356",
booktitle = "International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact - 2006 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Proceedings",
note = "2006 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact ; Conference date: 20-09-2006 Through 22-09-2006",
}