A Comparison of Mechanisms of Ankle, Knee, Pelvis and Neck Injuries in Pedestrians and in Cyclists According to the Direction of Impact and Type of Vehicle

In 683 pedestrian and 124 cyclist fatal victims the mechanisms of ankle, knee, hip, pelvis, cervical spine and neck muscles injuries were evaluated. The typical patterns of injuries were determined according to the direction of impact and the type of vehicle. The findings showed the relation between the direction of impact, the shape of vehicle's body and the mechanism of injuries found at the individual "levels" of the osteoarticular system. The results of the study may be used for forensic reconstruction of the circumstances of road traffic accidents, for diagnosis and treatment of pedestrians who survived and for validation of crash test results. For the covering abstract see E135170.

• Authors:
  • TERESINSKI, G
  • MADRO, R
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12p
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE IRCOBI INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ON THE BIOMECHANICS OF IMPACT CONFERENCE, HELD IN LISBON, PORTUGAL , SEPTEMBER 2003 - SESSION 2 - INJURY MECHANISMS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crashes; Cyclists; Fatalities; Impact; Impacts; Injuries; Knee; Leg; Pedestrians; Vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8525: Conference; 1742: Cyclist; 1602: Fatality; 2163: Injury; 2013: Knee (human); 2023: Leg (human); 1733: Pedestrian; 5471: Shock; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01084019
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 7 2008 2:17PM