Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical Spine
The objective of the present study is to investigate the influence of neck muscle activation on whiplash neck injury of the occupants of a passenger vehicle under different severities of frontal and rear-end impact collisions. The finite element (FE) model has been used as a versatile tool to simula...
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| description | The objective of the present study is to investigate the influence of neck muscle activation on whiplash neck injury of the occupants of a passenger vehicle under different severities of frontal and rear-end impact collisions. The finite element (FE) model has been used as a versatile tool to simulate and understand the whiplash injury mechanism for occupant injury prevention. However, whiplash injuries and injury mechanisms have rarely been investigated in connection with neck active muscle forces, which restricts the complete reappearance and understanding of the injury mechanism. In this manuscript, a mixed FE human model in a sitting posture with an active head-neck was developed. The response of the cervical spine under frontal and rear-end collision conditions was then studied using the FE model with and without neck muscle activation. The effect of the neck muscle activation on the whiplash injury was studied based on the results of the FE simulations. The results indicated that the neck active force influenced the head-neck dynamic response and whiplash injury during a collision, especially in a low-speed collision. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6afe3ed8e2014fac870d1aa6c3b353172025-02-03T01:25:41ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032018-01-01201810.1155/2018/45427504542750Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical SpineYu Yan0Jing Huang1Fan Li2Lin Hu3Research Centre of Vehicle and Traffic Safety, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, ChinaResearch Centre of Vehicle and Traffic Safety, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, ChinaResearch Centre of Vehicle and Traffic Safety, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, ChinaThe objective of the present study is to investigate the influence of neck muscle activation on whiplash neck injury of the occupants of a passenger vehicle under different severities of frontal and rear-end impact collisions. The finite element (FE) model has been used as a versatile tool to simulate and understand the whiplash injury mechanism for occupant injury prevention. However, whiplash injuries and injury mechanisms have rarely been investigated in connection with neck active muscle forces, which restricts the complete reappearance and understanding of the injury mechanism. In this manuscript, a mixed FE human model in a sitting posture with an active head-neck was developed. The response of the cervical spine under frontal and rear-end collision conditions was then studied using the FE model with and without neck muscle activation. The effect of the neck muscle activation on the whiplash injury was studied based on the results of the FE simulations. The results indicated that the neck active force influenced the head-neck dynamic response and whiplash injury during a collision, especially in a low-speed collision.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4542750 |
| spellingShingle | Yu Yan Jing Huang Fan Li Lin Hu Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical Spine Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| title | Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical Spine |
| title_full | Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical Spine |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical Spine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical Spine |
| title_short | Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical Spine |
| title_sort | investigation of the effect of neck muscle active force on whiplash injury of the cervical spine |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4542750 |
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