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 …

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 …

Developing Rib Bone Surrogates for High Dynamic Impact Assessment with Additive Manufacturing and Post-mortem Human Subjects (PMHS)-Based Evaluation

M Jenerowicz, T Haase, M Linnenberg… - Human Factors and …, 2024 - Springer
The conception of ballistic personal protective equipment requires a comprehensive
understanding of the human body's response to dynamic loads. The objective of this study is …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of rib bone surrogates from additive manufacturing, cast material and PMHS data under dynamic loading

M Jenerowicz, T Haase, M Linnenberg, K Hoschke… - Proc …, 2022 - emi.fraunhofer.de
The objective of this study is to evaluate different rib bone surrogates by comparing them to
specific, male PMHS data Page 1 Abstract The objective of this study is to evaluate different rib …