Effects of sex, age, and two loading rates on the tensile material properties of human rib cortical bone

MJ Katzenberger, DL Albert, AM Agnew… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Sources of variability in structural bending response of pediatric and adult human ribs in dynamic frontal impacts

AM Agnew, MM Murach, VM Dominguez, A Sreedhar… - 2018 - sae.org
Despite safety advances, thoracic injuries in motor vehicle crashes remain a significant
source of morbidity and mortality, and rib fractures are the most prevalent of thoracic injuries …

Understanding the adverse hemodynamic effects of serious thoracic injuries during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a review and approach based on the Campbell …

Y Azeli, JV Lorente Olazabal, MI Monge García… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) generate cardiac output
during cardiac arrest. Their quality performance is key to achieving the return of …

Rib geometry explains variation in dynamic structural response: potential implications for frontal impact fracture risk

MM Murach, YS Kang, SD Goldman… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2017 - Springer
The human thorax is commonly injured in motor vehicle crashes, and despite advancements
in occupant safety rib fractures are highly prevalent. The objective of this study was to …

Influence of anthopometric variables on the mechanical properties of human rib cortical bone

J Velázquez-Ameijide, S García-Vilana… - Biomedical physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The mechanical properties of ribs from a large number of post-mortem human
subjects (PMHS) were analyzed to search for variation according to age, sex or BMI in the …

Experimental study exploring the factors that promote rib fragility in the elderly

C Liebsch, S Hübner, M Palanca, L Cristofolini… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Rib fractures represent a common injury type due to blunt chest trauma, affecting hospital
stay and mortality especially in elderly patients. Factors promoting rib fragility, however, are …

[PDF][PDF] A comparison of rib structural and material properties from matched whole rib bending and tension coupon tests

DL Albert, YS Kang, AM Agnew… - IRCOBI Conference …, 2017 - ircobi.org
The chest is one of the most frequently injured body regions in motor vehicle collisions.
However, the relationship between the structural and material properties of the ribs has …

Differential Cortical Volumetric Bone Mineral Density within the Human Rib

ZA Haverfield, AM Agnew, RL Hunter - Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction: The human rib provides a vital role in the protection of thoracic contents. Rib
fractures are linked to injuries and health complications that can be fatal. Current clinical …

Quantification of skeletal and soft tissue contributions to thoracic response in a dynamic frontal loading scenario

MM Murach, YS Kang, JH Bolte, D Stark… - 2018 - sae.org
Thoracic injuries continue to be a major health concern in motor vehicle crashes. Previous
thoracic research has focused on 50th percentile males and utilized scaling techniques to …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of injurious whole rib loading on rib cortical bone material properties

DL Albert, YS Kang, AM Agnew… - Proceedings of IRCOBI …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Finite element models can be used to evaluate thoracic injury mitigation strategies during a
motor vehicle collision; however, matched structural and material properties for ribs are …