The state of the art of head injury biomechanics : a review.

Author(s)
Gennarelli, T.A.
Year
Abstract

How mechanical energy injures the head has been of interest for centuries. Gradually a picture has emerged that now permits an understanding of the causes of many head injuries. This paper reviews the state of the art knowledge of the mechanical events that result in the numerous varieties of head injury that are encountered clinically. Multiple factors must be considered in order to understand how an individual mechanical input to the

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B 24536 (In: B 24507 [electronic version only]) /84/ IRRD 287666
Source

In: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine (AAAM), Washington, D.C., October 7-9, 1985, p. 447-463, 2 tab., 10 ref.

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