A new test set-up for skull fracture characterisation

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3389-3396

  Verschueren, P ^a   Delye, H ^a   Depreitere, B ^a   Van Lierde, C ^a   Haex, B ^a   Berckmans, D ^a   Verpoest, I ^a   Goffin, J ^a   Vander Sloten, J ^a   Van der Perre, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamic loading; Head impact; Impact model; Impact set up; Skull fracture

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; FRACTURE; PENDULUMS; POLYESTERS; RESINS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

DYNAMIC LOADING; HEAD IMPACT; IMPACT MODELS; IMPACT SET-UP; SKULL FRACTURE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HEAD; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SENSOR; SKILL; SKULL FRACTURE; VELOCITY;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD; HUMANS; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 35448936484     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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