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Mechanisms and Factors Involved in Hip Injuries During Frontal Crashes
Technical Paper
2001-22-0020
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STAPP Car Crash Conference
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English
Abstract
This study was conducted to collect data and gain insights relative to the mechanisms and factors involved in hip injuries during frontal crashes and to study the tolerance of hip injuries from this type of loading. Unembalmed human cadavers were seated on a standard automotive seat (reinforced) and subjected to knee impact test to each lower extremity. Varying combinations of flexion and adduction/abduction were used for initial alignment conditions and pre-positioning. Accelerometers were fixed to the iliac wings and twelfth thoracic vertebral spinous process. A 23.4-kg padded pendulum impacted the knee at velocities ranging from 4.3 to 7.6 m/s. The impacting direction was along the anteroposterior axis, i.e., the global X-axis, in the body-fixed coordinate system. A load cell on the front of the pendulum recorded the impact force. Peak impact forces ranged from 2,450 to 10,950 N. The rate of loading ranged from 123 to 7,664 N/msec. The impulse values ranged from 12.4 to 31.9 Nsec. Injuries were not apparent in three tests. Eight tests resulted in trauma. Fractures involving the pelvis including the acetabulum and proximal femur occurred in five out of the eight tests, and distal femoral bone fracture occurred in one test. These results underscore the importance of leg pre-positioning and the orientation of the impacting axis to produce specific types of trauma to the pelvic region of the lower extremity.
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Authors
- Matthew R. Maltese - US DOT, NHTSA, Washington, DC
- Rolf H. Eppinger - US DOT, NHTSA, Washington, DC
- Narayan Yoganandan - Medical College of Wisconsin and VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
- Frank A. Pintar - Medical College of Wisconsin and VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
- Thomas A. Gennarelli - Medical College of Wisconsin and VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
Citation
Yoganandan, N., Pintar, F., Gennarelli, T., Maltese, M. et al., "Mechanisms and Factors Involved in Hip Injuries During Frontal Crashes," SAE Technical Paper 2001-22-0020, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-22-0020.Also In
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