%0 Journal Article
%T Helmet-induced skull base fracture in a motorcyclist
%J Lancet
%D 1988
%A Cooter, R. D.
%A David, D. J.
%A McLean, A. J.
%A Simpson, D. A.
%V 1
%N 8577
%P 84-85
%X 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.
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0140-6736
%U http://dx.doi.org/