Finite element brain deformation in adolescent soccer heading

Finite element (FE) modeling provides a means to examine how global kinematics of repetitive head loading in sports influences tissue level injury metrics. FE simulations of controlled soccer headers in two directions were completed using a human head FE model to estimate biomechanical loading on th...

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Published in:Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering 2024-07, Vol.27 (10), p.1239-1249
Main Authors: Huber, Colin M., Patton, Declan A., Maheshwari, Jalaj, Zhou, Zhou, Kleiven, Svein, Arbogast, Kristy B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomechanics
Brain
Brain injury
Deformation effects
finite element modeling
head impact kinematics
Headers
injury biomechanics
Kinematics
Pediatrics
Repeated loading
Soccer
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Summary:Finite element (FE) modeling provides a means to examine how global kinematics of repetitive head loading in sports influences tissue level injury metrics. FE simulations of controlled soccer headers in two directions were completed using a human head FE model to estimate biomechanical loading on the brain by direction. Overall, headers were associated with 95th percentile peak maximum principal strains up to 0.07 and von Mises stresses up to 1450 Pa, and oblique headers trended toward higher values than frontal headers but below typical injury levels. These quantitative data provide insight into repetitive loading effects on the brain.
ISSN:1025-5842
1476-8259
1476-8259
DOI:10.1080/10255842.2023.2236746