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16210201

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
A database was established by collecting 919 cases of claimed cervical spine disorders (CSDs) sustained in automotive accidents. All cases had a sick leave time of more than 4 weeks. Data was obtained from a major Swiss accident insurer. An assessment scheme was developed that took into account technical, medical, and biomechanical aspects. All cases were evaluated according to this scheme. The overall biomechanical assessment, that stated the extent to which the symptoms claimed could be explained by the impact, was found to be significantly influenced by the patient's history of CSD in terms of preexisting damage or preexisting symptoms. In 52% of the assessed cases, the CSD claimed could be explained with a combination of neck loading and also by considering the patient's medical history. Performing a solely technical analysis of the collision circumstances or a purely medical evaluation based on a Quebec Task Force (QTF) grade alone are insufficient to assess the accident-related explicability of claimed CSD. Biomechanically relevant individual factors have to be considered.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1538-9588
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
162-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Biomechanical assessment of soft tissue neck injuries in cases with long sick leave times.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and Working Group on Accident Mechanics, University and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland. schmitt@biomed.ee.ethz.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article