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In the absence of an adequate description of the response of spinal cord to dynamic insult, work is in hand to determine the dynamic characteristics of canine spinal cord tissue. In-vitro experimentation is described. A vibration technique using a low amplitude (0.5 mm), variable frequency (0-40 Hz) forcing frequency is used to describe the resonant property of the tissue in a supporting environment.
The canine spinal cord is demonstrated to respond as a non-linear, soft, visco-elastic element suceptible in the frequency range 14-22 Hz.
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Scull, E. The dynamic mechanical response characteristics of spinal cord tissue: a preliminary report. Spinal Cord 17, 222–232 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1979.45
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