Photoelastic confirmation of the presence of shear strains at the craniospinal junction in closed head injury

Gurdjian, E. S.<sup>1</sup>; Lissner, H. R.<sup>1</sup>

Affiliations

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University College of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan

²Department of Engineering Mechanics, College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Links

DOI: 10.3171/jns.1961.18.1.0058

PubMed: 13709838

History

Received: 1960-01-18

Cited Works (3)

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