subcatastrophic

Adjective

 * 1) Not rising to the level of being catastrophic.
 * 2) * 2005, Charles Richard Clark, Edward C. Benzel, Cervical Spine Research Society. Editorial Committee, The Cervical Spine (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ISBN 9780781735766), page 126:
 * Force-displacement plot of a cervical facet capsule failure intension, illustrating the joint failure event and subcatastrophic failures. Also shown are images of the joint's configuration at these failures. Of particular interest are the subcatastrophic failures, in which the overall mechanical integrity is maintained and there are no obvious geometric changes or discontinuities in the capsular ligament.
 * Force-displacement plot of a cervical facet capsule failure intension, illustrating the joint failure event and subcatastrophic failures. Also shown are images of the joint's configuration at these failures. Of particular interest are the subcatastrophic failures, in which the overall mechanical integrity is maintained and there are no obvious geometric changes or discontinuities in the capsular ligament.