Comparison of Upper Neck Loading in Young Adult and Elderly Volunteers During Low Speed Frontal Impacts

Cervical pain and injuries are a major health problem globally. Existing neck injury criteria are based on experimental studies that included sled tests performed with volunteers, post-mortem human surrogates and animals. However, none of these studies have addressed the differences between young ad...

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Main Authors: Carmen M. Vives-Torres, Manuel Valdano, Jesus R. Jimenez-Octavio, Julia Muehlbauer, Sylvia Schick, Steffen Peldschus, Francisco J. Lopez-Valdes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.682974/full