Female and Combined Male-Female Injury Risk Functions for the Anterior Pelvis Under Frontal Lap Belt Loading Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Iliac wing fractures due to lap belt loading have been observed in laboratory settings for 50 years and recent data suggest they are also occurring in the field. Automated driving systems (ADS) and other occupant compartment advancements are expected to offer enhanced flexibility in seating orientation, which could place a greater reliance on the seatbelt to restrain occupants. Such changes may increase seatbelt loads and create new challenges in successfully restraining occupants and mitigating injury to areas, such as the pelvis. Injury criteria exist for component-level male iliac wing fractures resulting from frontal lap belt loading, but not for females.

Methods

This study explored female iliac wing fracture tolerance in the same loading environment as a previou

SUBMITTER: Hanggi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457498 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature