Duane Cronin, University of British Columbia

Research

Biomechanics Bone Density Cervical Spine Disc Degeneration Finite Element Model Injury Prevention Sex Shear

Latest funding

Shear Injury of the Cervical Spine - Experimental and Computational Modelling
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$715,275

Shear Injury of the Cervical Spine - Experimental and Computational Modelling

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter A; Cronin, Duane S

Keywords: Biomechanics; Bone Density; Cervical Spine; Disc Degeneration; Finite Element Model; Injury Prevention; Sex; Shear; Stiffness; Strength

$715,275

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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