法医学杂志

法医学杂志 ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 1-6,12.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2014.01.001

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3D Finite Element Model of Human Knee Injuries in the Traffic Accident

HUANG Wei-hua1,2, HUANG Ping2, LI Zheng-dong2, ZOU Dong-hua2, SHAO Yu2, WANG Hui-jun1, CHEN Yi-jiu1,2   

  1. （1. Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; 2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, P.R.China, Shanghai 200063, China）
  • 发布日期:2014-02-25 出版日期:2014-02-28
  • 通讯作者: WANG Hui-jun, Ph.D, research fellow, postgraduate tutor in forensic pathology; E-mail: hjwang@ fimmu.com

  • Online:2014-02-25 Published:2014-02-28
  • Contact: CHEN Yi-jiu, M.D, research fellow, postgraduate tutor in forensic pathology; E-mail: yijiuchen@ gmail.com
  • About author:HUANG Wei-hua （1981—）, M.D in forensic pathology; E-mail: huangweihua815@163.com
  • Supported by:

    the 12th Five-year National Plan for Science and Technology （No. 2012BAK16B02）, the Council of National Science Foundation of China （No. 81102300, 81273338）, the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality （No. 13DZ2271500） and the Science Foundation of IFS （No. GY2013Z-3）

Abstract: Objective To explore the injury mechanism of the human knee in a traffic accident by establishing a 3D finite element （FE） model. Methods The FE model, composed of femur, tibia, fibula, patella, meniscus, knee ligaments and surrounding soft tissues, was reconstructed by CT scanning data from a male volunteer. Validation was performed by the lateral impact simulation, and the stress and strain results were obtained to be compared with those previously reported for injury prediction. Results The results derived from the FE model were found to be similar with those previously reported, most of the ligaments and meniscus wounded at 40 m/s collision, which was readily observed. Conclusion The simulation results generated by FE model can be effectively used for the injury mechanism analysis of initial contact.

Key words: forensic pathology, biomechanics, finite element analysis, knee injuries, accidents, traffic

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