Investigation of femur response to longitudinal impact.

Author(s)
Powell, W.R. Advani, S.H. Clark, R.N. Ojala, S.J. & Holt, D.J.
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Abstract

Longitudinal impact tests were conducted on the knee using an impact pendulum. Impact force and femur strain histories were recorded, and peak force at fracture was determined. Results show that femur stiffness for impacts is nearly the same as for static loads. Strain histories and fracture patterns suggest that bending effects play a major role in determining the response of embalmed cadaver femurs to longitudinal impact.

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B 10545 (In: B 6351 [electronic version only]) /84.1/ IRRD 218136
Source

In: Proceedings of the 18th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, December 4-5, 1974, p. 539-556, 7 fig., 6 graph., 1 tab., 11 ref.; SAE paper No. 741190.

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