The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of sex, loading rate, and age on the
tensile material properties of human rib cortical bone over a wide range of subject …

Age estimation remains one of the most challenging tasks in forensic practice when
establishing a biological profile of unknown skeletonised remains. Morphological methods …

Background Fatalities from acute compression have been reported with soft-drink vending
machine tipping, motor vehicle accidents, and trench cave-ins. A major mechanism of such …

Abstract Knowledge of the mechanics and mechanistic reasons inducing rib fracture is
fundamental for forensic investigations and for the design of implants and cardiopulmonary …

In recent decades, a multitude of concepts and models were developed to understand,
assess and predict muscular mechanics in the context of physiological and pathological …

Elasticity of the child rib cortical bone is poorly known due to the difficulties in obtaining
specimens to perform conventional tests. It was shown on the femoral cortical bone that …

ABSTRACT „Integrated “,„Smart “and „Individual “are new characteristics of future safety
systems. Furthermore, side crashes are still dominant in terms of high injury risk for car …

Trauma analysis and interpretation is a key component for forensic anthropologists and
pathologists during any analysis of remains. Though studies have identified a positive …

Frontal crashes are regarded as some of the most injurious accidents for Heavy Goods
Vehicle (HGV) drivers. One of the leading HGV manufacturers regularly conducts frontal …

Caudocephalad accelerative (+ Gz) loading of the spine and resulting injuries are
problematic for both soldiers exposed to vehicular mines and aviators alike. Safety …