Investigation of Femur Response to Longitudinal Impact 741190
Longitudinal impact tests were conducted on the knees of four seated embalmed cadavers using an impact pendulum. Impact force and femur strain histories were recorded, and peak force at fracture was determined. The results show that femur stiffness (average = 3.29 MN) for impacts is nearly the same as for static loads. Peak fracture loads varied from 8731-11570 N, all above the fracture criterion proposed by King, Fan and Vargovick. Strain histories and fracture patterns suggest that bending effects play a major role in determining the response of embalmed cadaver femurs to longitudinal impact.
Citation: Powell, W., Advani, S., Clark, R., Ojala, S. et al., "Investigation of Femur Response to Longitudinal Impact," SAE Technical Paper 741190, 1974, https://doi.org/10.4271/741190. Download Citation
Author(s):
W. R. Powell, S. H. Advani, R. N. Clark, S. J. Ojala, D. J. Holt
Affiliated:
West Virginia University
Pages: 10
Event:
18th Stapp Car Crash Conference (1974)
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1974 Transactions-V83-A, Biomechanics of Impact Injury and Injury Tolerances of the Extremities-PT-56
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