Kinematics of the Thoracoabdominal Contents Under Various Loading Scenarios

2012-22-0001

10/29/2012

Event
56th Stapp Car Crash Conference
Authors Abstract
Content
High-speed biplane x-ray was used to investigate relative kinematics of the thoracoabdominal organs in response to blunt loading. Four post-mortem human surrogates instrumented with radiopaque markers were subjected to eight crash-specific loading scenarios, including frontal chest and abdominal impacts, as well as driver-shoulder seatbelt loading. Testing was conducted with each surrogate perfused, ventilated, and positioned in an inverted, fixed-back configuration. Displacement of radiopaque markers recorded with high-speed x-ray in two perspectives was tracked using motion analysis software and projected into calibrated three-dimensional coordinates. Internal organ kinematics in response to blunt impact were quantified for the pericardium, lungs, diaphragm, liver, spleen, stomach, mesentery, and bony structures. These data can be used to better understand the interaction of anatomical structures during impact and the associated injury mechanisms, and for the development or validation of human body finite element models.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-22-0001
Pages
48
Citation
Howes, M., Gregory, T., Hardy, W., and Beillas, P., "Kinematics of the Thoracoabdominal Contents Under Various Loading Scenarios," SAE Technical Paper 2012-22-0001, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-22-0001.
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Published
Oct 29, 2012
Product Code
2012-22-0001
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English