Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research

Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research

The article reviews some of the existing research concerning the incidence of soft tissue neck injuries sustained in car collisions. A variety of neck injuries, including to muscles, ligaments, facet joints, discs and nerve tissue appear to result from whiplash trauma. Research questions concerning...

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Main Author: Mats Y. Svensson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/916535
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spelling doaj-ddb7d6d7a0264c108bcb647b700724332020-11-24T20:59:11ZengHindawi LimitedPain Research and Management1203-67652003-01-0181444610.1155/2003/916535Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further ResearchMats Y. Svensson0Crash Safety Division, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, SwedenThe article reviews some of the existing research concerning the incidence of soft tissue neck injuries sustained in car collisions. A variety of neck injuries, including to muscles, ligaments, facet joints, discs and nerve tissue appear to result from whiplash trauma. Research questions concerning the relationship between these possible injuries and the large set of known whiplash symptoms are considered.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/916535
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Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research
Pain Research and Management
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title Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research
title_short Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research
title_full Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research
title_fullStr Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research
title_full_unstemmed Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research
title_sort injury biomechanics of the cervical spine in car collisions - some needs for further research
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Pain Research and Management
issn 1203-6765
publishDate 2003-01-01
description The article reviews some of the existing research concerning the incidence of soft tissue neck injuries sustained in car collisions. A variety of neck injuries, including to muscles, ligaments, facet joints, discs and nerve tissue appear to result from whiplash trauma. Research questions concerning the relationship between these possible injuries and the large set of known whiplash symptoms are considered.
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