Abstract
The mechanical causes of head injury have been the subject of much research and controversy. While there is a large amount of literature concerning the overall physiological and pathological effects of head injury, there is considerably less information available on the mechanical characteristics of the tissues of the head. Yet it is these characteristics that determine the mechanism and extent of injury resulting from a blow to the head. As so well put by Ommaya (1968), ‘an understanding of the effects of trauma and the development of an exact, rational prophylaxis and therapy for head injury cannot be satisfactorily achieved without a quantitative description of the mechanical properties of the tissues involved’.
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McElhaney, J.H., Melvin, J.W., Roberts, V.L., Portnoy, H.D. (1973). Dynamic Characteristics of the Tissues of the Head. In: Kenedi, R.M. (eds) Perspectives in Biomedical Engineering. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01604-4_34
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