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Modeling the pregnant woman in driving position

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Despite motor vehicle crashes being the leading cause of traumatic fetal morbidity, only a few researches have tried to study the automobile crashes on pregnant women. The possible negative effect of the restraint systems and the injuries mechanisms involved in car crashes with pregnant women are therefore still poorly understood. In this context, the aim of this study is to develop a numerical model of the whole human body with a gravid uterus, in order to investigate car crash scenarios and to evaluate alternative security systems to improve protection of both the woman and the fetus. A 3D reconstruction based on a set of MRI images led us to a good spatial representation of the pregnant woman in driving position. The anatomical precision will make progress possible in the field of traumatology of the pregnant woman.

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We thank Dr Nathalie BOSSON for her precious help.

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  1. Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée, Faculté de médecine secteur nord, UMRT 24 INRETS/Université de la méditerranée, Boulevard Pierre DRAMARD, 13916, Marseille, France

    Jérôme Delotte, Michel Behr, Patrick Baque & Christian Brunet

  2. Faculté de Médecine de Nice, Institut d’Anatomie Normale, Avenue de Vallombrose, 06107, Nice cedex 2, France

    Jérôme Delotte, Patrick Baque, André Bourgeon & Fernand de Peretti

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Delotte, J., Behr, M., Baque, P. et al. Modeling the pregnant woman in driving position. Surg Radiol Anat 28, 359–363 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-006-0102-3

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