Head injury mechanisms in helmet-protected motorcyclists: prospective multicenter study

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 949-958

  Richter, Martinus ^a   Otte, Dietmar ^b   Lehmann, Uwe ^a   Chinn, Bryan ^c   Schuller, Erich ^b   Doyle, David ^c   Sturrock, Kate ^c   Krettek, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Head injury; Injury mechanism; Motorcycle crash; Motorcycle helmet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE LESION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTORCYCLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DEFECT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY;

EID: 0035210016     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200111000-00021     Document Type: Article

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