@article{ref1,
title="Helmet-induced skull base fracture in a motorcyclist",
journal="Lancet",
year="1988",
author="Cooter, R. D. and David, D. J. and McLean, A. J. and Simpson, D. A.",
volume="1",
number="8577",
pages="84-85",
abstract="Observations after a fatal motorcycle accident suggested that the face bar of a full-face helmet may transmit an impacting force to the skull base via the chin strap and the mandibular rami and condyles, bypassing the energy-absorbing facial bones. If this mechanism is confirmed, the structural properties of these face bars will need to be reassessed.",
language="",
issn="0140-6736",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}