Finite element analysis of impact and shaking inflicted to a child

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-228

  Roth, Sébastien ^a   Raul, Jean Sébastien ^b   Ludes, Bertrand ^b   Willinger, Rémy ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Finite element head model; Forensic medicine; Shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN FUNCTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SHEAR STRESS; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; VELOCITY;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34249908324     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0129-3     Document Type: Article

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