A tibial mid-shaft injury mechanism in frontal automotive crashes

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Tamura, Atsutaka¹; Furusu, Katsuya¹; Miki, Kazuo¹; Hasegawa, Junji²; Yang, King H.³

A tibial mid-shaft injury mechanism in frontal automotive crashes

Proceedings of the 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV)

Affiliations

¹Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.

²Toyota Motor Corporation

³Bioengineering Center, Wayne State University
Abstract

Lower extremity injuries in frontal automotive crashes usually occur with footwell intrusion where both the knee and foot are constrained. In order to identify factors associated with tibial shaft injury, a series of numerical simulations were conducted using a finite element model of the whole human body. These simulations demonstrated that tibial mid-shaft injuries in frontal crashes could be caused by an abrupt change in velocity and a high rate of footwell intrusion.
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