A method was developed for experimental studies of leg injuries in simulated car- pedestrian collisions. Skeletal and soft tissue injuries produced by this technique are described and the significance of impact speed, bumper height and the mechanical properties of the frontal car structures are discussed.
In: Proceedings of the Conference of the International Research Committee on Biokinetics of Impacts (IRCOBI) on the Biomechanics of Trauma, Göteborg, September 5-7, 1979, p. 232-242, 2 fig., 6 tab., 20 ref.
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