@article{ref1,
title="Abusive head trauma? a biomechanics-based approach",
journal="Child maltreatment",
year="1998",
author="Hymel, Kent P. and Bandak, Faris A. and Partington, Michael D. and Winston, Ken R.",
volume="3",
number="2",
pages="116-128",
abstract="Medical professionals frequently evaluate infants and children with head trauma. If the child's cranial injuries are not explained by the history, child abuse must be considered. A significant body of research regarding cranial injury mechanisms is available. This article presents a synthesis of a subset of the biomechanics literature relevant to head injury. The potential application of this knowledge base is explored through five questions: (a) What physical laws govern the response of the head-brain complex to the application of a mechanical force? (b) What are the causal mechanisms of head injury? (c) What properties of living tissues affect responses to the application of a mechanical force? (d) How can specific cranial injuries be linked to their biomechanical origins? and (e) Can the biomechanical history explain the cranial injuries? The authors propose a biomechanics-based paradigm for analysis of pediatric head trauma and seek a qualitative rather than a quantitative understanding.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-5595",
doi="10.1177/1077559598003002006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559598003002006"
}