Helmet-induced skull base fracture in a motorcyclist.
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.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D011482:Protective Devices; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed