Comparison of the biomechanical behaviour of the liver during frontal and lateral deceleration

Nicolas Cheynel (1) , Thierry Serre (1) , Pierre-Jean Arnoux (1) , Pablo Ortega-Deballon (2) , Laurent Benoit (2) , Christian Brunet (1)

1 LBA UMR T24 - Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée
2 Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Cancérologique, Générale, Endocrinienne et Urgences (CHU de Dijon)

The trunk of a car occupant can be injured by a frontal or lateral impact. Lesions can be either intrusion injuries or due to the effects of deceleration alone. The aim of this study conducted with human cadavers was to explore the effects of deceleration on the liver during frontal or lateral deceleration.

Mots clés: ACCELERATION; COMPORTEMENT AUX CHOCS; ESSAI DE CHOC (VEH); DECELERATION; GRAVITE (ACCID; BLESSURE); VISCERES; CORPS HUMAIN; BIOMECANIQUE; BLESSURE; CARACTERISTIQUES

Domaines: Ingénierie biomédicale

Nicolas Cheynel, Thierry Serre, Pierre-Jean Arnoux, Pablo Ortega-Deballon, Laurent Benoit, et al.. Comparison of the biomechanical behaviour of the liver during frontal and lateral deceleration. Journal of Trauma, 2009, 67 (1), p40-44. ⟨10.1097/TA.0b013e31818cc429⟩. ⟨hal-00849423⟩