Biomechanic study of the human liver during a frontal deceleration

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 855-861

  Cheynel, Nicolas ^a,b   Serre, Thierry ^a   Arnoux, Pierre Jean ^a   Baque, Patrick ^a   Benoit, Laurent ^b   Berdah, Stephane Victor ^a,c   Brunet, Christian ^a,c  

^a UMRT24 INRETS University of Mediterranée   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^c Public Hospitals Marseille   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Liver; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DECELERATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LACERATION; LIVER; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TRUNK; VERTEBRA;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; DECELERATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33749986484     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000196871.19566.92     Document Type: Article

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