Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 7 , Pages 788-798 , September 2007

Finite element models of rib as an inhomogeneous beam structure under high-speed impacts

Received 11 February 2006 ,Revised 12 May 2006 ,Accepted 29 August 2006.

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PII: S1350-4533(06)00172-X

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.08.015

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 7 , Pages 788-798 , September 2007

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