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Finger injuries caused by power-operated windows of motor vehicles: an experimental cadaver study.
C. WeidermannB. HohendorffMoritz A. KonerdingP. PollingerKarl-josef PrommersbergerKlaus J. BurkhartP. M. Rommenssubject
medicine.medical_specialtyPoison controlSeal (mechanical)Finger injuryDistal interphalangeal jointFractures BoneCadaverFinger JointFinger InjuriesCadaverMedicineHumansClosing (morphology)General Environmental ScienceAged 80 and overbusiness.industryAnatomyLittle fingerModels TheoreticalSurgeryRadiographyMotor Vehiclesmedicine.anatomical_structureGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesFinger jointFemalebusinessdescription
The aim of this experimental cadaver study was to investigate which kinds of lesions could occur in jam events between the glass and seal entry of power-operated motor vehicle side door windows at two different closing forces. Ten hands of fresh cadaver specimens were used. Three different hand positions chosen to simulate real events in which a finger is jammed between the glass and seal entry of the window of a current motor vehicle were examined. The index, middle, ring, and little finger of each hand were separately jammed both at the proximal and distal interphalangeal joint at closing forces of 300 and 500 N with a constant window glass closing speed of 10 cm/s. Macroscopically visible injuries were documented and radiographs of all fingers were obtained in two standard planes. At a closing force of 300 N, contusion marks of the skin, palmar joint instabilities and superficial skin lesions occurred, whilst at 500 N superficial skin lesions, superficial and deep open crush injuries, and fractures were observed. The results of this study experimentally demonstrate the kinds of finger injuries that could be expected in real jam events between the glass and seal entry in automatic power-operated windows.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-31 | Injury |