TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Validation of lower limb surrogates as injury assessment tools in floor impacts due to anti-vehicular land mines
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Bir, Cynthia
A1  - Barbir, Ana
A1  - Dosquet, Frank
A1  - Wilhelm, Marianne
A1  - van der Horst, Marike J.
A1  - Wolfe, Greg
SP  - 1180
EP  - 1184
VL  - 173
IS  - 12
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -