2009/09/25 by Vladimir G. Ivancevic, Ivancevic, Vladimir G.
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #FOS: Biological sciences #Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM) #Tissues and Organs (q-bio.TO) #q-bio.QM #q-bio.TO
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0909.4596
5 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2009/10/08 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
The prediction and prevention of traumatic brain injury, spinal injury and general musculo-skeletal injury is a very important aspect of preventive medical science. Recently, in a series of papers, I have proposed a new coupled loading-rate hypothesis as a unique cause of all above injuries. This new hypothesis states that the main cause of all mechanical injuries is a Euclidean Jolt, which is an impulsive loading that strikes any part of the human body (head, spine or any bone/joint) - in several coupled degrees-of-freedom simultaneously. It never goes in a single direction only. Also, it is never a static force. It is always an impulsive translational and/or rotational force, coupled to some human mass eccentricity. Keywords: traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, musculo-skeletal injury, coupled loading-rate hypothesis, Euclidean jolt