Investigating the Mechanisms of Cervical Spine Injury in Rugby Union

Project: UK charity

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Rugby Football Union Injured Players Foundation funded project

Estimation of cervical spine internal loads with the use of validated bushing elements for sport collisions. Application in the analysis of head impacts in rugby contact events
Silvestros, P., Preatoni, E., Gill, R., Gheduzzi, S., Agostinho Hernandez, B., Holsgrove, T. & Cazzola, D., 2018, Abstract Book of the 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, 8-12 July 2018, Dublin (Ireland). Dublin, Ireland, 2 p.
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A downward head posture leads to higher cervical spine loading during head-first impacts in simulated rugby tackles
Seminati, E., Preatoni, E., Trewartha, G., Stokes, K., Williams, S. & Cazzola, D., 15 Mar 2017, (Acceptance date) In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 51, 4, p. 385-386
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Biomechanical loads in rugby union tackling are affected by tackle direction and impact shoulder
Seminati, E., Cazzola, D., Trewartha, G., Williams, S. & Preatoni, E., 3 Apr 2017, (Acceptance date) Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (2017) Cologne, Germany, June 13-18, 2017. Vol. 1. p. 540 - 543 4 p.
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