Effects of acceleration level on lumbar spine injuries in military populations

http://www.thespinejournalonline.com/article/S1529-9430(13)01448-4/abstract



Effects of acceleration level on lumbar spine injuries in military populations

Abstract 

Background context

Clinical studies have indicated that thoracolumbar trauma occurs in the civilian population at its junction. In contrast, injury patterns in military populations indicate a shift to the inferior vertebral levels of the lumbar spine. Controlled studies offering an explanation for such migrations and the associated clinical biomechanics are sparse in literature.