CONSEQUENCES OF BRAIN SIZE FOLLOWING IMPACT IN PREDICTION OF SUBDURAL HEMATOMA EVALUATED WITH NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES

Detailed and parametrised models of the adult human head were created by using the Finite Element Method (FEM). Different sizes of the brain and the subdural space were created, and the models were impacted towards padded surfaces in the frontal, temporal and occipital direction. The present results show for the first time that by reducing the brain size and thereby increasing the volume in the subdural space in the FE model, a significant increase in relative motion was found between the skull and brain. For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD E206514.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biokinetics of Impacts)

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• Authors:
  • Kleiven, Svein
  • von Holst, H
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2001 INTERNATIONAL IRCOBI CONFERENCE ON THE BIOMECHANICS OF IMPACT, OCTOBER 10-12, 2001, ISLE OF MAN (UK)
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 161-72

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biophysics; Brain; Conferences; Finite element method; Head; Injuries; Shock (Mechanics); Skull
• ITRD Terms: 2060: Biomechanics; 2030: Brain; 8525: Conference; 6490: Finite element method; 2163: Injury; 5471: Shock; 2021: Skull
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00927000
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 2-9514210-2-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 8 2002 12:00AM