Analysis of the mechanism of lateral impact aortic isthmus disruption in real-life motor vehicle crashes using a computer-based finite element numeric model: With simulation of prevention strategies

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1375-1394

  Siegel, John H ^a   Belwadi, Aditya ^b   Smith, Joyce A ^a,c   Shah, Chirag ^b   Yang, King ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic disruption; Archimedes lever; Computer simulation; Finite element numerical models; Hypothesis of aortic isthmus injury; Motor vehicle crash injury

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; AORTA INJURY; AORTA PRESSURE; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; AIRBAG; NOTE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR BAGS; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; AUTOMOBILES; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEAT BELTS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77953801713     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181dcd42d     Document Type: Article

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