Publications by authors named "Daniel Genovese"
The likelihood of a front seat occupant sustaining a femoral shaft fracture in a frontal crash has traditionally been assessed by an injury criterion relying solely on the axial force in the femur. However, recently published analyses of real world data indicate that femoral shaft fracture occurs at axial loads levels below those found experimentally. One hypothesis attempting to explain this discrepancy suggests that femoral shaft fracture tends to occur as a result of combined axial compression and applied bending.
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- * Results showed that the distal third of the tibia is the most commonly fractured area and that bending forces are the main cause of these fractures.
- * The research suggests that current safety testing criteria for tibial fractures are valid but recommends adjusting them to focus more on the distal third of the tibia for better protection.