Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Fractures: Bone Repair

Fractures: Bone Repair

Treatment for a fracture is based on the type of break, the bone affected, and the patient's age.
Minor fractures with no bone displacement are treated by immobilizing the fractured bone using a cast or splint. However, in the case of fractures with displaced bones, the broken bones are repositioned before immobilization to ensure successful healing without deformation and loss of function. The realignment of fractured bone ends is performed through a process called reduction. If the...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Assessing the precision of 3D human model for forensic biomechanics application.

Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)·2026

Same author

Less lethal projectile wound pattern identification using synthetic skin.

Forensic science international·2026

Same author

Accuracy of ray pinning compared to model-based image matching for forensic investigations.

Forensic science international·2026

Same author

Using 2D video analysis and model based image matching to measure joint angles for forensic biomechanical analysis.

Forensic science international·2026

Same author

Brain network for small-scale features in active touch.

Neuroimage. Reports·2025

Same author

Physiology and biomechanics of prone restraint respiration.

Medicine, science, and the law·2025

Same journal

Dataset of pesticide and trace metal concentrations in the pollen provisions of wild bees and surrounding soils across European bee hotels.

Data in brief·2026

Same journal

Dataset of structure-activity relationships in Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> catalysts for furfural reductive amination: Batch vs Operando ATR-FTIR.

Data in brief·2026

Same journal

Dine in or take out dataset: user behavior in an interactive virtual reality café.

Data in brief·2026

Same journal

Heavy commercial vehicles' disposition: Anonymized dataset of German truck freight transport order trips (DT-DISPO).

Data in brief·2026

Same journal

A harmonized fast-fashion garment-variant dataset for textile circularity and sustainability assessment.

Data in brief·2026

Same journal

Terahertz reflectivity dataset: Reading text on both sides of the page.

Data in brief·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Oct 4, 2025

$Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model$

Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model

Published on: April 18, 2011

Simulated chainsaw injury bone fracture data.

Geoffery T Desmoulin¹, Theodore E Milner¹

¹GTD Scientific Inc., 2037 MacKay Avenue, North Vancouver V7P 2M8, Canada.

|February 7, 2022

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

This study simulated chainsaw injuries on surrogate arms to analyze bone fracture forces. The data provides a benchmark for forensic analysis of power tool injuries.

Keywords:

Bone fracture Chainsaw Forearm Laceration

More Related Videos

Fracture Apparatus Design and Protocol Optimization for Closed-stabilized Fractures in Rodents

Fracture Apparatus Design and Protocol Optimization for Closed-stabilized Fractures in Rodents

Published on: August 14, 2018

The Tibial Fracture-Pin Model: A Clinically Relevant Mouse Model of Orthopedic Injury

The Tibial Fracture-Pin Model: A Clinically Relevant Mouse Model of Orthopedic Injury

Published on: July 28, 2022

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Oct 4, 2025

$Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model$

Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model

Published on: April 18, 2011

Fracture Apparatus Design and Protocol Optimization for Closed-stabilized Fractures in Rodents

Fracture Apparatus Design and Protocol Optimization for Closed-stabilized Fractures in Rodents

Published on: August 14, 2018

The Tibial Fracture-Pin Model: A Clinically Relevant Mouse Model of Orthopedic Injury

The Tibial Fracture-Pin Model: A Clinically Relevant Mouse Model of Orthopedic Injury

Published on: July 28, 2022

Area of Science:

Forensic Science
Biomechanics
Injury Analysis

Background:

Determining the cause of injury is crucial in forensic investigations.
Chainsaw injuries present unique challenges for forensic analysis.
Existing data on simulated chainsaw injuries is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To simulate chainsaw-induced limb injuries and collect biomechanical data.
To establish a benchmark dataset for analyzing power tool-inflicted injuries.
To provide data for comparing simulated injuries with cadaveric experiments.

Main Methods:

A surrogate forearm (gel and bone simulant) was subjected to chainsaw severance.
Ten simulated injuries were performed under varied operational conditions.
Force data (force plate, break wire) and digital photographs were collected at 1000 Hz.

Main Results:

Detailed reaction force data from the force plate and break wire signals were recorded.
Bone fracture forces were quantified under different injury scenarios.
Photographic evidence of the proximal severed arm portions was documented.

Conclusions:

The generated dataset offers valuable insights for forensic investigators studying power tool injuries.
This data serves as a benchmark for planning future injury simulation tests.
The findings facilitate the validation of simulation accuracy against cadaveric studies.