The Influence of Lower Extremity Postures on Kinematics and Injuries of Cyclists in Vehicle Side Collisions.
CONCLUSION: The knee height of the cyclist relative to the hood leading edge affected the global kinematics and the head impact location against the car. The loading mode of the lower extremities was also dependent on the initial positions of the lower extremities relative to the car structures. In the foot up and front posture, the knee was loaded in a lateral shear direction by the hood leading edge and as a result the ACL ruptured. The bicycle frame and the struck side lower extremity interacted and could influence the loadings on lower extremities.
PMID: 26760737 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Mizuno K, Yamada H, Mizuguchi H, Ito D, Han Y, Hitosugi M Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research
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