Determining Axonal Injury Tolerance in a Spinal Nerve Root Model

The purpose of this project is to combine force, strain, strain rate and axonal injury data to determine axonal injury tolerance to tensile loading. Both long term and reversible injury are investigated.

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

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $150000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTNH22-08-C-00082

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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

  Takhounts, Erik

• Performing Organizations:

  Wayne State University

  5475 Woodward Avenue
  Detroit, MI  United States  48202
• Start Date: 20080301
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20100331
• Source Data: RiP Project 35077

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injuries; Crashes; Spinal column; Tension; Tolerance (Physiology)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01490084
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-08-C-00082
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 20 2013 1:00AM