Abstract: FEM combined with modern computer technology is a mathematical method for stress analysis. It has gradually become a significant experimental tool to explore the functions of biomechanically simulated human body structure and mechanism of craniocerebral injuries. This paper reviewed the features and biomechanical materials of the FEM human head models, materials assignment and their applications in blunt injury, fall, traffic accident. It also explore their merits and values in forensic head injury cases.

Key words: forensic pathology, craniocerebral trauma, review[publication type], finite element analysis