TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1975//
TI  - Cadaver femur responses to longitudinal impacts
JO  - Proceedings: Stapp Car Crash Conference
A1  - Powell, WR
A1  - Ojala, SJ
A1  - Advani, Sunder H.
A1  - Martin, RB
SP  - 561
EP  - 579
VL  - 19
IS  - 
N2  - Results from longitudinal impact tests on the knees of nine seated cadavers are reported. Typical impact velocities, impact force histories and femur strain histories are presented. The importance of femur bending is revealed by strain readings on the medial, lateral, anterior and posterior surfaces. The effects of impactor padding, leg tissue and oblique impacts are illustrated. The average fracture force level was found to be 10. 04 kN and the impact energy to be 549J. The fracture patterns and possible mechanisms are discussed.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 0585-086X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -