Grant: Operating Grant
University of British Columbia
$420,848.00
Towards a Cervical Spine Injury Tolerance Criterion that incorporates Lateral Bending Loading
FY 2011-12
Summary
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a significant health concern with an annual incidence of 13,000 in North America. These injuries have considerable financial and social implications, both for the injured individual and for society, as they lead to permanent disabilities.
The neck can suffer such catastrophic injuries when a person suffers a head impact while travelling head-first as can happen when a person is checked from behind in hockey or goes over the handlebars while mountain biking. In this research we will study these types of injuries using cadaver experiments to determine if impacts with the head leaning laterally result in worse bony and spinal cord injuries than occur with the neck straight. We can use this information to improve training techniques, protective equipment and helmets and also to help surgeons to develop improved treatments for people who suffer these injuries.
Department
Program
Operating Grant
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
255585
Name
Cripton Peter A
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Theme2
Biomedical
Prcname2
Biomedical Engineering
Projecttitle
Towards a Cervical Spine Injury Tolerance Criterion that incorporates Lateral Bending Loading
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$420,848
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Operating Grant
Keyworddelim
Bone; Cadaver Model; Fracture; Injury Biomechanics; Injury Prevention; Spinal Cord Injury; Spinal Injury
Abstract
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a significant health concern with an annual incidence of 13,000 in North America. These injuries have considerable financial and social implications, both for the injured individual and for society, as they lead to permanent disabilities.
The neck can suffer such catastrophic injuries when a person suffers a head impact while travelling head-first as can happen when a person is checked from behind in hockey or goes over the handlebars while mountain biking. In this research we will study these types of injuries using cadaver experiments to determine if impacts with the head leaning laterally result in worse bony and spinal cord injuries than occur with the neck straight. We can use this information to improve training techniques, protective equipment and helmets and also to help surgeons to develop improved treatments for people who suffer these injuries.
Competitiondate
201203
Approvedterm2
4 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Cripton, Peter A
Approvedterm
4 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $420,848~ $0~
