The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new ...

34 Diffuse head injuries, on the other hand, are caused by the inertial effect of the mechanical blow to the head. These injuries may involve axonal damage from excessive angular acceleration—for ...

Objective: The biomechanics of the head for punches to the jaw and the risk of head injury from translational and rotational acceleration were studied. Methods: Seven Olympic boxers from five weight ...

A coup brain injury is one that occurs at the site of an impact to the head, while a contrecoup injury is one that occurs at the side opposite to the site of the impact. A contrecoup injury mostly ...