Influence of age and restraint force value on the seriousness of thoracic injuries sustained by belted occupants in real accidents

Thomas, C.; Foret-Bruno, J. Y.; Hartemann, F.; Tarriere, C.; Got, C.; Patel, A.

Affiliations

¹Biomechanical and Physiological Laboratory of the Peugeot-Renault Association 32250 - La Garenne-Colombes, France

²IRO/IRBA - Institute for Orthopaedic Research, R. Poincare Hospital 9238C - Garches, France

Cited Works (6)

Year	Entry
1977	Hartemann F, Thomas C, Henry C, Foret-Bruno J-Y, Faverjon G, Tarriere C, Got C, Patel A. Belted or not belted: the only difference between two matched samples of 200 car occupants. In: Proceedings of the 21st Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 19-21, 1977; New Orleans, LA. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:97-150. SAE 770917.
1975	Fayon A, Tarriere C, Walfisch G, Got C, Patel A. Synthese des resultats et conclusions d'une serie d'essais de ceintures de securite retenant des cadavres. In: Proceedings of the 1975 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 9-11, 1975; Birmingham, UK.197-206.
1978	Foret-Bruno JY, Hartemann F, Thomas C, Fayon A, Tarrière C, Got C, Patel A. Correlation between thoracic lesions and force values measured at the shoulder of 92 belted occupants involved in real accidents. In: Proceedings of the 22nd Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 24-26, 1978; Ann Arobor, MI. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:271-292. SAE 780892.
1975	Huelke DF, States JD. The Abbreviated Injury Scale (1975 revision). In: 19th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). November 20, 1975; San Diego, CA.438-466.
1974	Patrick LM, Bohlin N, Anderson A. Three-point harness accident and laboratory data comparison. In: Proceedings of the 18th Stapp Car Crash Conference. December 4-5, 1974; Ann Arbor, MI. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:201-282. SAE 741181.
1975	Tarriere C, Fayon A, Hartemann F, Ventre P. The contribution of physical analysis of accidents towards interpretation of severe traffic trauma. In: Proceedings of the 19th Stapp Car Crash Conference. November 17-19, 1975; San Diego, CA. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:965-993. SAE 751176.

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Year	Entry
1980	Thomas C, Faverjon G, Henry C, Tarrière C, Got C, Patel A. Comparative study of 1624 belted and 3242 non-belted occupants: results on the effectiveness of seat belts. In: 24th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). October 7-9, 1980; Rochester, NY.422-436.
1980	Tarrière C, Hue B, Fayon A, Walfisch G. Reconstruction of side collisions. In: Proceedings of the 8th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). October 21-24, 1980; Wolfsburg, Germany.529-566.
1993	Nilson G, Håland Y. A force-limiting device to reduce the seat-belt loading to the chest and the abdomen in frontal impacts. In: Proceedings of the 1993 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 8-10, 1993; Eindhoven, The Netherlands.379-393.
2003	Stitzel JD, Cormier JM, Barretta JT, Kennedy EA, Smith EP, Rath AL, Duma SM, Matsuoka F. Defining regional variation in the material properties of human rib cortical bone and its effect on fracture prediction. Stapp Car Crash J. 2003;47:243-265. SAE 2003-22-0012.
2008	Gayzik FS, Yu MM, Danelson KA, Slice DE, Stitzel JD. Quantification of age-related shape change of the human rib cage through geometric morphometrics. J Biomech. 2008;41(7):1545-1554.
1992	Pedder JB. Characteristics of Serious and Fatal Motorcycle Accidents and the Potential for Injury Prevention [PhD thesis]. Birmingham, UK: University of Birmingham; August 1992.
1994	Nilson G. Effects of Seat and Seat-Belt Design on Car Occupant Response in Frontal and Rear Impacts: A Study Combining Mechanical and Mathematical Modelling [PhD thesis]. Götenburg, Sweden: Chalmers University of Technology; 1994.
1998	Kullgren A. Validity and Reliability of Vehicle Collision Data: Crash Pulse Recorders for Impact Severity and Injury Risk Assessments in Real-Life Frontal Impacts [PhD thesis]. Stockholm, Sweden: Karolinska Institute; 1998.
2003	Stitzel JD. The Role of Local Material Properties in Modeling Fracture Tolerance of the Human Thorax [PhD thesis]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; September 19, 2003.