Biomechanical analysis of pediatric impact head injury: A 3-D finite element modeling approach

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 51, Issue , 2001, Pages 205-206

  Kumaresan, Srirangam ^a   Sances Jr , Anthony ^b   Hutchinson, John ^c   Friedman, Keith ^c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Biomechanics Institute   (United States)

^c Friedman Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEDIATRICS; RIGIDITY; STRAIN;

IMPACT SPEED;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 0242637559     PISSN: 10716947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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