HUMAN TOLERANCE TO LOWER EXTREMITIES IMPACTS

This paper presents the results of direct impact test on both the knee of seated and lower leg of standing unembalmed human cadavers. Variables studied in the program included impactor energy and momentum, impact force, and impact direction (axial, oblique, frontal and lateral). Multiple strain gage rosettes were applied to the femur to determine the strain distribution in the bone. The test results indicate that the unembalmed skeletal system of the lower extremities is capable of carrying significantly greater loads than those determined in tests with embalmed subjects (the only similar data reported in the present literature). The strain analysis indicated that significant bending moments are generated in the femur with axial knee impact.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Meeting on Biomechanics of Injury.
• Corporate Authors:

  IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biokinetics of Impacts)

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• Authors:
  • STALNAKER, R L
  • Melvin, J W
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 362-374
• Serial:
  • Publication of: IRCOBI SECRETARIAT
  • Publisher: IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biokinetics of Impacts)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arm; Biophysics; Cadavers; Conferences; Crash severity; Crash tests; Injuries; Injury severity; Knee; Leg; Lower extremities; Strain gages; Test procedures; Tolerance (Physiology); Tolerances (Engineering)
• Old TRIS Terms: Lower extremity; Tolerances
• ITRD Terms: 2012: Arm (human); 2060: Biomechanics; 2093: Cadaver; 8525: Conference; 2051: Human tolerance; 1648: Impact test (crash); 2163: Injury; 2013: Knee (human); 2023: Leg (human); 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148080
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1977 12:00AM