Citation

Cooter RD, David DJ, McLean AJ, Simpson DA. Lancet 1988; 1(8577): 84-85.

Affiliation

South Australian Cranio-Facial Unit, Adelaide Children's Hospital.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2891983

Abstract

Observations after a fatal motorcycle accident suggested that the face bar of a full-face helmet may transmit an impacting force to the skull base via the chin strap and the mandibular rami and condyles, bypassing the energy-absorbing facial bones. If this mechanism is confirmed, the structural properties of these face bars will need to be reassessed.