1998
Head kinematics during in vitro whiplash simulation
Cholewicki J, Panjabi M, Nibu K, Babat L, Grauer J, Dvorak J. Head kinematics during in vitro whiplash simulation. Accident Analysis & Prevention 1998, 30: 469-479. PMID: 9666243, DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4575(97)00103-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhiplash traumaPotential neck injurySled accelerationMaximum head rotationHead kinematicsPossible injury mechanismsCervical spineInjury mechanismNeck injuriesHead angular displacementHuman cervical spineHead extensionHead kinematic responsesTraumaTrauma classesWhiplash simulationHead rotationWhiplashLate phaseSurrogate head
1997
Whiplash Produces an S-Shaped Curvature of the Neck With Hyperextension at Lower Levels
Grauer J, Panjabi M, Cholewicki J, Nibu K, Dvorak J. Whiplash Produces an S-Shaped Curvature of the Neck With Hyperextension at Lower Levels. Spine 1997, 22: 2489-2494. PMID: 9383854, DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199711010-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhiplash traumaCervical levelOptotrak motion analysis systemCervical spine levelsLower cervical levelsCadaveric cervical spine specimensUpper cervical levelEntire cervical spineHuman cadaveric cervical spine specimensTrauma classesFull neck extensionCervical spine specimensIntervertebral rotationInjury stageMotion analysis systemC7-T1Cervical spineSuch injuriesBACKGROUND DATASpine levelNeck extensionC6-C7TraumaLow levelsInjury