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Data were generated to assist development of an injury assessment methodology for risk evaluation of lower leg injuries caused by anti-vehicular blast landmines. An instrumented Hybrid III lower leg and frangible DRDC Complex Lower Leg (CLL) were each subjected to dynamic axial impacts at various severity levels. Biofidelity of the CLL was evaluated and the effect of military boot on injury severity was studied.
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Manseau, J., Keown, M. (2005). Development of an Assessment Methodology for Lower Leg Injuries Resulting from Anti-Vehicular Blast Landmines. In: Gilchrist, M.D. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Impact Biomechanics: From Fundamental Insights to Applications. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 124. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3796-1_4
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