title: [Stress analysis of cervical spine C4-C6 under frontal impact load].
abstract: In order to check the neck response and injury during motor vehicle accidents, we developed a detailed finite element model for human cervical spine C4-C6. This model consisted of cortical bone, cancellous bone, annulus, nucleus, ligaments and articular facet, and it also set up contact in the contacting parts for simulating the movement perfectly under frontal impact. This model could be used for stress and strain distribution after the frontal impact load was applied on this model. During the process of frontal impact, the most displacement simulated data were in the interval range of experimental data. The experimental results showed that this model for the human cervical spine C4-C6 simulated the movement under the frontal impact with fidelity, and reflected the impact dynamics response on the whole.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000502:physiology*; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009068:Movement