Statistical analysis of the thickness and biomechanical properties of Japanese children’s skulls

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 344; p. 111580
• Main Authors: Torimitsu, Suguru, Nishida, Yoshifumi, Takano, Tachio, Yajima, Daisuke, Inokuchi, Go, Makino, Yohsuke, Motomura, Ayumi, Chiba, Fumiko, Yamaguchi, Rutsuko, Hoshioka, Yumi, Iwase, Hirotaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.03.2023; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Autopsies; Bend tests; Bending stresses; Biomechanical engineering; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanics; Bones; Calipers; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Children & youth; Correlation; Cranial bones; East Asian People; Elastic Modulus; Female; Females; Forensic sciences; Fractures; Fractures, Bone; Gender differences; Gestational age; Head; Head injuries; Humans; Infant; Injuries; Japanese; Male; Males; Mechanical properties; Modulus of elasticity; Newborn babies; Preschool children; Proof stress; Regression analysis; risk; Sex differences; Skull; Statistical analysis; Stress, Mechanical; Tension tests; Thickness; Thickness measurement; Trauma; Young Adult; United States > US; Japan; Thickness; Mechanical properties; Cranial bones; Children; Japanese; Age

The structure and strength of a child's skull are important in accurately determining what and how external forces were applied when examining head injuries. The aims of this study were to measure skull thickness and strength in children, evaluate sex differences, and investigate the correlatio...