Developmental Age-Dependent Cervical Spine Biomechanics

This research is aimed at determining the changes in the response characteristics of the human cervical spine as a function of age. The results of this work will support the development of 'biofidelic' child and adult dummy necks.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Research%20In%20Progress/files/DevelopmentalAgeDependentCervicalSpineBiomechanics.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Human Injury Research, Human Injury

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $785000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTNH22-06-H-00014

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Rudd, Rodney

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Washington, Seattle

  Applied Biomechanics Laboratory
  Seattle, WA  United States  98105
• Start Date: 20060801
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110831
• Source Data: RiP Project 30977

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adults; Biophysics; Children; Neck; Spinal column
• Uncontrolled Terms: Age dependence
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01490104
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-06-H-00014
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 20 2013 1:01AM