Towards reducing impact-induced brain injury: Lessons from a computational study of army and football helmet pads

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1173-1184

  Moss, William C ^a   King, Michael J ^a   Blackman, Eric G ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

head injury; head injury criterion; helmet; impact; pad; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MATERIALS; SAFETY DEVICES; SPORTS;

HEAD INJURIES; HEAD INJURY CRITERION; HELMET; IMPACT; PAD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOAM PAD; FOOTBALL; GEOMETRY; HELMET; HELMET PAD; IMPACT INDUCED BRAIN INJURY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACCELERATION; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FOOTBALL; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL;

EID: 84898542603     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.739162     Document Type: Article

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