Citation

Powell WR, Advani SH, Clark RN, Ojala SJ, Holt DJ. Proc. Stapp Car Crash Conf. 1974; 18.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1974, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE)

DOI

10.4271/741190

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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.