Biomechanics of frontal skull fracture

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1576-1586

  Delye, Hans ^a,b   Verschueren, Peter ^b   Depreitere, Bart ^a   Verpoest, Ignaas ^b   Berckmans, Daniel ^b   Vander Sloten, Jos ^b   Van Der Perre, Georges ^b   Goffin, Jan ^a  

^a Experimental Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy Section   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Double pendulum set up; Dynamic loading; Energy criterion; Frontal impact; Skull fracture

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; STEEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OCCIPITAL BONE; SKULL FRACTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCELERATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 35648996403     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0283     Document Type: Article

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