Bending Strength of the Human Cadaveric Forearm Due to Lateral Loads
99SC24
10/10/1999
- Event
- Content
- Ten pairs of thawed fresh-frozen human cadaveric lower arm specimens were subjected to lateral three-point bending. Either the radius or ulna were impacted with a 4.5 kg dropped weight at approximately 3 m/s or tested quasi-statically in a materials testing machine. Fracture occurred primarily near the loading site with an average dynamic peak load of 1370 N and average peak moment of 89 Nm. Differences between the radius and ulna were not significant. Static fracture load and moments were approximately 20% lower. Sectional and mineral properties of each specimen near the fracture sites were measured.
- Pages
- 10
- Citation
- Begeman, P., and Pratima, K., "Bending Strength of the Human Cadaveric Forearm Due to Lateral Loads," SAE Technical Paper 99SC24, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/99SC24.