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Indentation crack initiation in ion-exchanged aluminosilicate glass by MORRIS, D. J, MYERS, S. B, COOK, R. F

“…The threshold load for crack initiation resulting from Vickers indentation is investigated in chemically tempered aluminosilicate glass. Aluminosilicate glass…”
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Quantifying skeletal muscle properties in cadaveric test specimens: effects of mechanical loading, postmortem time, and freezer storage by Van Ee, C A, Chasse, A L, Myers, B S

“…Investigators currently lack the data necessary to define the state of skeletal muscle properties within cadaveric specimens. The purpose of this study is to…”
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The influence of strain rate on the passive and stimulated engineering stress--large strain behavior of the rabbit tibialis anterior muscle by Myers, B S, Woolley, C T, Slotter, T L, Garrett, W E, Best, T M

“…The passive and stimulated engineering stress-large strain mechanical properties of skeletal muscle were measured at the midbelly of the rabbit tibialis…”
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Experimental Impact Injury to the Cervical Spine: Relating Motion of the Head and the Mechanism of Injury by NIGHTINGALE, ROGER W, MCELHANEY, JAMES H, RICHARDSON, WILLIAM J, BEST, THOMAS M, MYERS, BARRY S

“…The purpose of this study was to analyze, with use of an impact model, the relationships among motion of the head, local deformations of the cervical spine,…”
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A world-wide internet survey of public knowledge about tuberculosis by CORLESS, J.A., STOCKTON, P.A., MYERS, S.B., DAVIES, P.D.O.

“…Four simple multiple-choice questions about tuberculosis (TB) were posted on a non-medical internet site for a 2-month period. A total of 564 responses were…”
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The effects of padded surfaces on the risk for cervical spine injury by NIGHTINGALE, R. W, RICHARDSON, W. J, MYERS, B. S

“…This is an in vitro study comparing cervical spine injuries produced in rigid head impacts and in padded head impacts. To test the hypothesis that deformable…”
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Characterization of the passive responses of live skeletal muscle using the quasi-linear theory of viscoelasticity by Best, T M, McElhaney, J, Garrett, Jr, W E, Myers, B S

“…The tensile viscoelastic responses of live, innervated rabbit skeletal muscle were measured and characterized using the quasi-linear model of viscoelasticity…”
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The influence of surface padding properties on head and neck injury risk by Camacho, D L, Nightingale, R W, Myers, B S

“…A validated computational head-neck model was used to understand the mechanical relationships between surface padding characteristics and injury risk during…”
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Axial strain measurements in skeletal muscle at various strain rates by Best, T M, McElhaney, J H, Garrett, Jr, W E, Myers, B S

“…A noncontact optical system using high speed image analysis to measure local tissue deformations and axial strains along skeletal muscle is described. The…”
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Strength and stability of posterior lumbar interbody fusion : Comparison of titanium fiber mesh implant and tricortical bone graft by HOSHIJIMA, K, NIGHTINGALE, R. W, YU, J. R, RICHARDSON, W. J, HARPER, K. D, YAMAMOTO, H, MYERS, B. S

“…A paired comparison was done of the bending flexibility and compression strength of tricortical bone graft and titanium fiber mesh implants in a human cadaver…”
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The role of imaging and in situ biomechanical testing in assessing pedicle screw pull-out strength by MYERS, B. S, BELMONT, P. J, RICHARDSON, W. J, YU, J. R, HARPER, K. D, NIGHTINGALE, R. W

“…This study determined the predictive ability of quantitative computed tomography, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, pedicular geometry, and mechanical testing…”
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Improved assessment of lumbar vertebral body strength using supine lateral dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry by Myers, Barry S., Arbogast, Kristy B., Lobaugh, Bruce, Harper, Kristine D., Richardson, William J., Drezner, Marc K.

“…Clinical and biomechanical investigations indicate that assessment of vertebral body bone mineral density (BMD) by anteroposterior dual‐energy x‐ray…”
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A comparative mechanical analysis of plate fixation in a proximal phalangeal fracture model by Lins, R E, Myers, B S, Spinner, R J, Levin, L S

“…A biomechanical study compared the mechanical properties of hand and craniofacial plating systems commonly used in proximal phalangeal fractures. Two plates of…”
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Acute Experimental Distal Colitis Alters Colonic Transit in Rats by Myers, Brian S., Dempsey, Daniel T., Yasar, Saban, Martin, John S., Parkman, Henry P., Ryan, James P.

“…Data from humans with active distal colitis suggest that the proximal colon exhibits increased contractile activity and delayed transit, whereas the distal…”
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The cervical facet capsule and its role in whiplash injury: a biomechanical investigation by Winkelstein, B A, Nightingale, R W, Richardson, W J, Myers, B S

“…Cervical facet capsular strains were determined during bending and at failure in the human cadaver. To determine the effect of an axial pretorque on facet…”
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Mechanical evidence of cervical facet capsule injury during whiplash: A cadaveric study using combined shear, compression, and extension loading by SIEGMUND, Gunter P, MYERS, Barry S, DAVIS, Martin B, BOHNET, Herbert F, WINKELSTEIN, Beth A

“…A comparison of cervical facet capsule strain fields in cadaveric motion segments exposed to whiplash-like loads and failure loads. To compare the maximum…”
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Comparative strengths and structural properties of the upper and lower cervical spine in flexion and extension by Nightingale, Roger W., Winkelstein, Beth A., Knaub, Kurt E., Richardson, William J., Luck, Jason F., Myers, Barry S.

“…The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that the upper cervical spine is weaker than the lower cervical spine in pure flexion and extension…”
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The viscoelastic responses of the human cervical spine in torsion: experimental limitations of quasi-linear theory, and a method for reducing these effects by Myers, B S, McElhaney, J H, Doherty, B J

“…The dynamic torsional viscoelastic responses of the human cadaver cervical spine were measured in vitro. The quasi-linear formulation of time dependent…”
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Mechanisms of basilar skull fracture by McElhaney, J H, Hopper, Jr, R H, Nightingale, R W, Myers, B S

“…Basilar skull fractures comprise a broad category of injuries that have been attributed to a variety of causal mechanisms. The objective of this work is to…”
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The role of strength in rising from a chair in the functionally impaired elderly by Hughes, Michael A., Myers, Barry S., Schenkman, Margaret L.

“…Rising from a chair is a task essential for independent living. Many elderly persons have difficulty with this task. Previous studies have drawn conflicting…”
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