Papers Published

1. Myers, Barry S. and McElhaney, James H. and Nighingale, Roger W. and Doherty, Brian J., Quasi-linear modeling of the viscoelastic responses of the human cervical spine in torsion, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED, vol. 20 (1990), pp. 37 - 39 .
   (last updated on 2007/04/16)

   Abstract:
   The dynamic torsional responses of the human cadaver cervical spine were measured in vitro. The quasi-linear formulation of time dependent behavior was used to describe these structural responses. The resulting model showed high predictive ability, reaching the 99% confidence level for 36 of 36 tests (r = 0.9288). These results and the results of earlier investigations suggest that the quasi-linear model should be considered as a model of generalized spinal kinetics.

   Keywords:
   Biomechanics - Musculoskeletal Systems;