Citation

Bir C, Barbir A, Dosquet F, Wilhelm M, van der Horst MJ, Wolfe G. Mil. Med. 2008; 173(12): 1180-1184.

Affiliation

Wayne State University, 818 West Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19149335

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the ability of lower limb surrogates to predict injury due to floor/foot plate impact in military vehicles during anti-vehicular land mine explosions. Testing was conducted using two loading conditions simulated to represent those conditions created in the field. The lower condition was represented by a 24-kg mass impactor with a velocity of 4.7 m/s. The higher loading condition was represented by a 37-kg mass impactor with a velocity of 8.3 m/s. Two biomechanical surrogates were evaluated using the loading conditions: 50th percentile Hybrid III foot/ankle and Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint THOR-Lx. Comparisons of the force-time response were made to established corridors. Results show a better correlation to the corridors with the THOR-Lx; however, future improvements to the THOR-Lx are recommended.

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