The mechanisms of early onset C5/C6 soft-tissue neck injury in rear impacts.

Author(s)
Gibson, T. Bostron, O. Kullgren, A. & Milthorpe, B.
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Abstract

An anatomically based, multi-body model of the C5/C6 motion segment was developed to study soft-tissue neck injury mechanisms in rear impacts. This was integrated into the MADYMO-based van der Horst head and neck model.Responses were compared with volunteer test data up to head restraint impact. Soft-tissue loading was predicted for a series of rear-end vehicle crashes with crash recorders (n=78) and known long-term pain outcomes. Facet capsule shear and impingement injury mechanisms at C5/C6 were demonstrated. Facet capsule loading correlated well with NICmax and was able to predict the risk of AIS1 neck injuries with persisting pain. For the covering abstract see ITRD E134311.

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C 43345 (In: C 43328 CD-ROM) /80 /84 / ITRD E134328
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In: Proceedings of the 2005 International IRCOBI Conference on the biomechanics of impact, Prague (Czech Republic), September 21-23, 2005, 14 p.

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