Correction (June 01, 2008)

The chart which appeared in the April/May 2008 article Injury Biomechanics, Addressing Issues of Injury Causation, by Gunter Siegmund, president, and Ismail El Maach, senior engineer, at MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists contained an error. The chart should have read as displayed here. We apologize for the error.

May 31, 2008 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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The chart which appeared in the April/May 2008 article Injury Biomechanics, Addressing Issues of Injury Causation, by Gunter Siegmund, president, and Ismail El Maach, senior engineer, at MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists contained an error. The chart should have read as displayed here. We apologize for the error.

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