Cervical Spine Disorders after Lateral Loading

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Main author

Steffan, H.

Co-Authors

Moser, A.; Hoschopf, H.

Type of media

-

Publication type

Lecture

Publication year

2000

Publisher

9. EVU-Jahrestagung, Berlin 2000

Citation

Steffan, H.; Moser, A.; Hoschopf, H.: HWS-Syndrom bei seitlicher Belastung. 9. EVU-Jahrestagung, Berlin 2000.

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German, 15 pages, 22 figures
Keywords: cervical spine, biomechanics, lateral impact

The number of whiplash injuries after lateral impacts has been rising for several years. This collision type occurs when a vehicle enters a road in priority and takes someone’s right of way. This paper presents a number of experiments with 6 collisions at nearly right angles involving most different vehicles. Furthermore, the article describes 6 sled tests with several test persons. The passenger load at different lateral impact positions was measured. The paper presents the test results and hypothesises on the relation of the findings with cervical spine disorders.