Performance analysis of the protective effects of bicycle helmets during impact and crush tests in pediatric skull models: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 490-497

  Mattei, Tobias A ^a   Bond, Brandon J ^a   Goulart, Carlos R ^c   Sloffer, Chris A ^b   Morris, Martin J ^b   Lin, Julian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmet; Cadaver skull; Crushing traumatic brain injury; Pediatric traumatic brain injury; Performance analysis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SKULL; SKULL INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BICYCLING; CADAVER; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 84870695000     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.8.PEDS12116     Document Type: Article

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