A study of the mechanics of spinal injuries

Roaf, Robert

Year	Entry
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2015	Arun MWJ, Maiman DJ, Yoganandan N. Thoracic spine injury biomechanics. In: Yoganandan N, Nahum AM, Melvin JW, eds. Accidental Injury: Biomechanics and Prevention. 3rd ed. New York: Springer; 2015:435-450.
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1998	Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Cusick JF, Kleinberger M. Head-neck biomechanics in simulated rear impact. In: 42nd Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). October 5-7, 1998; Charlottesville, VA.209-231.
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1997	Myers BS, Nightingale R. The dynamics of head and neck impact and its role in injury prevention and the complex clinical presentation of cervical spine injury. In: Proceedings of the 1997 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 24-26, 1997; Hannover, Germany.15-33.
2012	Foster JB, Kerrigan JR, Nightingale RW, Funk JR, Cormier JM, Bose D, Sochor MR, Ridella SA, Ash JH, Crandall J. Analysis of cervical spine injuries and mechanisms for CIREN rollover crashes. In: Proceedings of the 2012 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Injury. September 12-14, 2012; Dublin, Ireland.61-76.
2024	Tushak SK, Bollapragada V, O’Cain C, Shin J, Gepner BD, Pipkorn B, Kerrigan JR. Sensitivity of GHBMC lumbar spine biomechanical response to subject-specific geometric morphing and soft tissue material property scaling. In: Proceedings of the 2024 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Injury. September 11-13, 2024; Stockholm, Sweden.77-89.
2017	Quarrington R, Costi J, Freeman B, Jones C. Quantitative evaluation of facet deflection, strain and failure load during simulated cervical spine trauma. In: Proceedings of the 13th Ohio State University Injury Biomechanics Symposium. May 21-23, 2017; Columbus, OH.
1980	Hodgson VR, Thomas LM. Mechanisms of cervical spine injury during impact to the protected head. In: Proceedings of the 24th Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 15-17, 1980; Troy, MI. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:17-42. SAE 801300.
1983	McElhaney JH, Paver JG, McCrackin HJ, Maxwell GM. Cervical spine compression responses. In: Proceedings of the 27th Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 17-19, 1983; San Diego, CA. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:163-177. SAE 831615.
1983	Myklebust J, Sances A, Maiman D, Pintar F, Chilbert M, Rauschning W, Larson S, Cusick J, Ewing C, Thomas D, Saltzberg B. Experimental spinal trauma studies in the human and monkey cadaver. In: Proceedings of the 27th Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 17-19, 1983; San Diego, CA. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:149-161. SAE 831614.
1984	Alem NM, Nusholtz GS, Melvin JW. Head and neck response to axial impacts. In: Proceedings of the 28th Stapp Car Crash Conference. November 6-7, 1984; Chicago, IL. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:275-288. SAE 841667.
1991	Nightingale RW, Doherty BJ, Myers BS, McElhaney JH, Richardson WJ. The influence of end condition on human cervical spine injury mechanisms. In: Proceedings of the 35th Stapp Car Crash Conference. November 18-20, 1991; San Diego, CA. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:391-399. SAE 912915.
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2022	Tushak SK, Donlon JP, Gepner BD, Chebbi A, Pipkorn B, Hallman JJ, Forman JL, Kerrigan JR. Failure tolerance of the human lumbar spine in dynamic combined compression and flexion loading. J Biomech. April 2022;135:111051.
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1996	Nightingale RW, McElhaney JH, Richardson WJ, Best TM, Myers BS. Experimental impact injury to the cervical spine: relating motion of the head and the mechanism of injury. J Bone Joint Surg. March 1996;78A(3):412-421.
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1983	Maiman DJ, Sances A Jr, Myklebust JB, Larson SJ, Houterman C, Chilbert M, El-Ghatit AZ. Compression injuries of the cervical spine: a biomechanical analysis. Neurosurgery. September 1983;13(3):254-260.
2012	Hoque MF, Hasan Z, Razzak ATMA, Helal SU. Cervical spinal cord injury due to fall while carrying heavy load on head: a problem in Bangladesh. Spinal Cord. April 2012;50(4):275-277.
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1980	Hickey DS, Hukins DWL. Relation between the structure of the annulus fibrosus and the function and failure of the intervertebral disc. Spine. March–April 1980;5(2):106-116.
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1984	Shirazi-Adl SA, Shrivastava SC, Ahmed A. Stress analysis of the lumbar disc-body unit in compression: a three-dimensional nonlinear finite element study. Spine. March 1984;9(2):120-134.
1986	Shirazi-Adl A, Ahmed AM, Shrivastava SC. Mechanical response of a lumbar motion segment in axial torque alone and combined with compression. Spine. November 1986;11(9):914-927.
1987	Adams MA, Dolan P, Hutton WC. Diurnal variations in the stresses on the lumbar spine. Spine. March 1987;12(2):130-137.
1989	Roberts S, Menage J, Urban JPG. Biochemical and structural properties of the cartilage end-plate and its relation to the intervertebral disc. Spine. February 1989;14(2):166-174.
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1999	Gu WY, Mao XG, Foster RJ, Weidenbaum M, Mow VC, Rawlins BA. The anisotropic hydraulic permeability of human lumbar anulus fibrosus: influence of age, degeneration, direction, and water content. Spine. December 1, 1999;24(23):2449-2455.
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2015	Oxland TR. A history of spine biomechanics: focus on 20th century progress. Unfallchirurg. December 2015;118(suppl 1):80-92.
2018	Quarrington RD. Towards Understanding the Injury Mechanics and Clinical Outcomes of Traumatic Subaxial Cervical Facet Dislocation and Fracture-Dislocation [PhD thesis]. University of Adelaide; December 2018.
2004	Joshi AB. Mechanical Behavior of the Human Lumbar Intervertebral Disc With Polymeric Hydrogel Nucleus Implant: An Experimental and Finite Element Study [PhD thesis]. Drexel University; February 2004.
1984	Paver JG. The Biomechanics of Head and Neck Injury and Protection [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 1984.
1993	Nightingale RW. The Dynamics of Head and Cervical Spine Impact [PhD thesis]. Duke University; 1993.
2016	Spurrier EJ. Spinal Injury in Underbody Blast [MD thesis]. Imperial College London; 2016.
1986	Pintar FA. The Biomechanics of Spinal Elements [PhD thesis]. Marquette University; December 1986.
2011	Storvik SG. Development of an Experimental Model to Quantify Lumbar Spine Kinematics During Military Seat Ejection [Master's thesis]. Marquette University; August 2011.
2016	Gao X. Modeling the Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Intervertebral Discs [PhD thesis]. University of Miami; August 2016.
2017	Honegger JD. Development of a Multiscale Model of the Lumbar Spin: Application for Persons With a Lower-Limb Amputation [Master's thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2017.
2020	Honegger JD. Multiscale Modeling of the Lumbar Spine to Investigate Tissue-Level Load Transfer During Activities of Daily Living [PhD thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2020.
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1991	Kasra M. Experimental and Finite Element Dynamic Response Analyses of a Human Lumbar Motion Segment [PhD thesis]. École polytechnique de Montréal; March 1991.
2008	Mokhbi-Soukane D. Études numériques de la diffusion couplée d'oxygène, glucose et d'acide lactique dans le disque intervertébral [PhD thesis]. École polytechnique de Montréal; June 2008.
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2014	Newell R. Are Inversion, Posture, Motion and Muscle Effects Important to Spinal Alignment? [PhD thesis]. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia; April 2014.
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2017	Mattucci SFE. A Biomechanical Investigation of a Dislocation Spinal Cord Injury in a Rat Model [PhD thesis]. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia; December 2017.
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2013	Maquer G. Image-Based Biomechanical Assessment of Vertebral Body and Intervertebral Disc in the Human Lumbar Spine [PhD thesis]. Universität Bern; March 2013.
2013	Foster J. Injury Mechanisms and Priorities for Cervical Spine Trauma Mitigation in Rollover Crashes: The Development and Analysis of in Vitro Testing of Axial Compressive Cervical Spine Impacts [Master's thesis]. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia; May 2013.
2008	Parkinson RJ. Refining the Relationship Between the Mechanical Demands on the Spine and Injury Mechanisms Through Improved Estimates of Load Exposure and Tissue Tolerance [PhD thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2008.
2002	Carter JW. Compressive Cervical Spine Injury: The Effect of Injury Mechanism on Structural Injury Pattern and Neurologic Injury Potential [PhD thesis]. University of Washington; 2002.
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1992	Oxland TR. Burst Fractures of the Human Thoracolumbar Spine: A Biomechanical Investigation [PhD thesis]. New Haven, CT: Yale University; May 1992.

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