Samenvatting
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of axial eccentricity on the tolerance of the cervical spine. The compressive tolerance of the lower cervical spine cannot be directly related to a single force or movement. This study demonstrates how the loading environment at failure can vary significantly depending on the mechanism of injury. The results of this study provide tolerance data for the cervical spine subjected to different compressive loading environments and may be used to enhance injury reference computations facilitating neck injury prevention.