RESEARCH
The purpose of this project is to build on the increasing expertise in adult head and neck injury at Duke University’s Injury and Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory to provide new quantitative biomechanical data on the pediatric head and neck. Currently, the research team is perfecting methodology to quantify the geometry of the pediatric head and neck and measuring the nondestructive viscoelastic tensile and flexion-extension structural properties to the pediatric cervical spine as a function of age. The methodologic approach involves quantification of the structural properties of the pediatric and adult skull to S-I, A-P, and lateral loading and measuring the constitutive properties of the materials and articulations that comprise the pediatric skull. The team is also assisting in the design and development of suitable advanced child ATDs and is helping determine appropriate tolerance values for use with these devices.
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UAB INJURY CONTROL RESEARCH CENTER
UAB UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
SAFETY RESEARCH & STRATEGIES INC.
Calendar
February 7, 2011
Driving, health, and the impact of licensing regulations on older adults: Using data harmonization to address complex driving issues-Lesley Ross, PhD
February 15, 2011
Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury: Acute Care Perspectives for Mild, Moderate, and Severe Injury-Panel Discussion
February 23, 2011
A Case-Crossover Study of Occupational Eye Injuries-Justin Blackburn, MPH
March 11, 2011
Health Factors Related to Critical Safety Events in Commerical Drivers-Karen Heaton, PhD