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Helmet-induced skull base fracture in a motorcyclist
R D Cooter1, D J David, A J McLean
1South Australian Cranio-Facial Unit, Adelaide Children's Hospital.
Lancet (London, England)
|January 16, 1988
Abstract:
Observations after a fatal motorcycle accident suggested that the face bar of a full-face helmet may transmit an impacting force to the skull base via the chin strap and the mandibular rami and condyles, bypassing the energy-absorbing facial bones. If this mechanism is confirmed, the structural properties of these face bars will need to be reassessed.