title: A review of pelvic fractures in adult pedestrians: experimental studies involving PMHS used to determine injury criteria for pedestrian dummies and component test procedures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Perform a systematic review for the most relevant pelvic injury research involving PMHS. The review begins with an explanation of the pelvic anatomy and a general description of pelvic fracture patterns followed by the particular case of pelvic fractures sustained in pedestrian-vehicle collisions. Field data documenting the vehicle, crash, and human risk factors for pedestrian pelvic injuries are assessed.
  
  
  METHODS
  A summary of full-scale PMHS tests and subsystem lateral pelvic tests is provided with an interpretation of the most significant findings for the most relevant studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the mechanisms of pedestrian pelvic injury, force, acceleration, and velocity and compression have been assessed as predictive variables by researchers although no consensus criterion exists.
authors.affiliation: a Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Barcelona Tech , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arregui-Dalmases
authors.forename: Jason R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kerrigan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Molina
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Velazquez-Ameijide
authors.forename: Jeff R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Crandall
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002102:Cadaver; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016138:Walking / Q000293:injuries*
keywords: PMHS; pedestrian crashes; pelvis fractures