The goal in amateur boxing is to outscore your opponent. Points are given for the number of
punches landed on an opponent. In an effort to limit head injuries for amateurs, heavily …

Conventional wisdom and the language in international helmet testing and certification
standards suggest that appropriate helmet fit and retention during an impact are important …

Helmet is the most common and effective means to avoid severe injuries of human head in
accidents. Nonetheless, the helmet may not completely protect the head and head injuries …

The performance of equestrian helmets to protect against brain injuries caused by fall
impacts against compliant surfaces such as turf has not been studied widely. We …

Over the last decade, advances in technology have enabled researchers to evaluate
concussion biomechanics through measurement of head impacts sustained during play …

Traumatic brain injuries are among the most common severely disabling injuries in the
United States. Construction helmets are considered essential personal protective equipment …

Biomechanical surrogates are used in various forms to study head impact response in
automotive applications and for assessing helmet performance. Surrogate headforms …

Head impacts in bicycle accidents are typically oblique to the impact surface and transmit
both normal and tangential forces to the head, causing linear and rotational head …

A computational head-neck model was developed to more efficiently study dynamic
responses of the head and neck to near-vertex head impact. The model consisted of rigid …

Skull fractures occurring under various impacts are required to be evaluated during forensic
investigations or during design of a head protection device. Finite element analysis using a …