Spinal loading on wheelchair occupants with postural deformities in a rear impact during surface transport.

Author(s)
Walsh, J. Simms, C. Fitzpatrick, D. & Tiernan, J.
Year
Abstract

The increase in surface transport by wheelchair users raises significant safety considerations. In particular rear impact injuries have not been adequately addressed. In this study, rear impact crash simulations of a wheelchair occupant with scoliosis have been used to quantify the influence of scoliosis on spinal loading. The results show an increase in effective sagittal plane stiffness introduced by the curvature of the scoliosis, which results in increased spinal loading. Furthermore, the complexity of the deformed spinal curves means that the commonly used Cobb angle classification is not an appropriate means of assessing wheelchair user spinal loading during impact. For the covering abstract see ITRD E144229.

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Publication

Library number
C 49829 (In: C 49805 CD-ROM) /84 /91 / ITRD E144253
Source

In: Proceedings of the 2008 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Bern (Switzerland), September 17-19, 2008, Pp.

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