Citation

Post A, Karton C, Hoshizaki TB, Gilchrist MD, Bailes J. Comput. Methods Biomech. Biomed. Eng. 2015; 19(4): 366-375.

Affiliation

a Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10255842.2015.1029921

PMID

25855861

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to examine how four different types of baseball helmets perform for baseball impacts when performance was measured using variables associated with concussion. A helmeted Hybrid III headform was impacted by a baseball, and linear and rotational acceleration as well as maximum principal strain were measured for each impact condition. The method was successful in distinguishing differences in design characteristics between the baseball helmets. The results indicated that there is a high risk of concussive injury from being hit by a ball regardless of helmet worn.

Language: en