The biomechanics of facial bone fracture.
Selected facial bone locations were impacted to simulate clinical trauma conditions. Locations selected included the nose, zygoma, mandible, maxilla, and frontal bone. The experiment clearly delineate tolerance bands for the facial bones for both sexes. These data should permit the improved design of injury producing structures.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D012737:Sex Factors; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014159:Transducers; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000209:etiology