A study of whiplash injury occurrence mechanisms using human head-neck finite element model (Analysis of factors on the gender difference)

From worldwide statistical data of whiplash injuries in the rear-end impact accidents, females have been found to be at a higher risk than males and the reason for the same is an ongoing research topic. First, we created finite element model of the head and neck of a 50th %ile Japanese adult female...

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Main Authors: Junji HASEGAWA, Naoyuki KUBOTA
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2019-06-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/85/875/85_19-00059/_pdf/-char/en