Development of an assessment methodology for lower leg injuries resulting from anti-vehicular blast landmines

Manseau, J.; Keown, M.

Affiliations

¹Defence R&D Canada – Valcartier, 2459 Pie-XI Blvd North, Val-Bélair, QC, Canada, G3J 1X5

²Biokinetics and Associates Ltd., 2470 Don Reid Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 1E1

Abstract and keywords

Data were generated to assist development of an injury assessment methodology for risk evaluation of lower leg injuries caused by anti-vehicular blast landmines. An instrumented Hybrid III lower leg and frangible DRDC Complex Lower Leg (CLL) were each subjected to dynamic axial impacts at various severity levels. Biofidelity of the CLL was evaluated and the effect of military boot on injury severity was studied.

Keywords: lower leg; Complex Lower Leg (CLL); Hybrid III; injury criteria; antivehicular blast landmine; military boot; light-armored vehicle

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DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3796-1_4

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