Mechanical Properties and Anthropometry of the Human Infant Head

From: Stapp Car Crash Journal | Date: November 1, 2004| Author: Dibb, Alan; Et al; Luck, Jason F; Van Ee, Chris A; Prange, Michael T | Copyright information

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The adult head has been studied extensively and computationally modeled for impact, however there have been few studies that attempt to quantify the mechanical properties of the pediatric skull. Likewise, little documentation of pediatric anthropometry exists. We hypothesize that the properties of the human pediatric skull differ from the human adult skull and exhibit viscoelastic structural properties. Quasi-static and dynamic compression tests were performed using the whol...

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