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Injuries of the Pelvis and the Lower Extremities

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Injuries to the lower extremities play a major role in sports such as soccer or skiing. They have also emerged as the most frequent non-minor injury resulting from frontal vehicle crashes. Since injuries of the extremities are often the reason for long-term impairment, occupant safety systems dedicated to protecting the extremities (e.g. vehicle knee airbags) have been introduced to the commercial market in recent years.

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  1. AGU Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Kai-Uwe Schmitt

  2. Zürich, Switzerland

    Peter F. Niederer

  3. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    Duane S. Cronin

  4. Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Barclay Morrison III

  5. AGU Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Markus H. Muser

  6. Uitikon Waldegg, Switzerland

    Felix Walz

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Schmitt, KU., Niederer, P.F., Cronin, D.S., Morrison III, B., Muser, M.H., Walz, F. (2019). Injuries of the Pelvis and the Lower Extremities. In: Trauma Biomechanics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11659-0_8

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