From: Are cervical multifidus muscles active during whiplash and startle? An initial experimental study
Study | N Gender | Elongation rate (mm/s) | Failure load (N) |
---|---|---|---|
Winkelstein et al. (1999) [43] | 12M | 0.0083 | 84 ± 37 |
Siegmund et al. (2001) [7] | 13F | 0.0083 | 94 ± 31 |
Myklebust et al. (1988) [44] | 2–5* | 10 | 108 ± 40** |
Winkelstein et al. (1999) [43] | 12M | 100 | 136 ± 60 |
Ivancic et al. (2007) [45] | 32 | 723 | 220 ± 84 |
Shim et al. (2006) [46] | 15M | 9600 – 13,600 | 260 ± 112 |