Sources of Variability in Structural Bending Response of Pediatric and Adult Human Ribs in Dynamic Frontal Impacts

Authors

• Amanda M. Agnew - Yun-Seok Kang Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio
• Michelle M. Murach - Yun-Seok Kang Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio
• Victoria M. Dominguez - Yun-Seok Kang Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio
• Akshara Sreedhar - Yun-Seok Kang Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio
• Elina Misicka - Yun-Seok Kang Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio
• Angela Harden - Yun-Seok Kang Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio
• John H. Bolte - Yun-Seok Kang Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio
• Jason Stammen - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Rese
• Kevin Moorhouse - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Rese

Topic

• Anthropometrics
• Vehicle occupants
• Injuries
• Crashes
• Frontal collisions
• Torso

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