Injury Biomechanics
Our injury biomechanics group uses medical and engineering knowledge to determine the cause of injuries or to predict injuries from potential events.
Investigations into injury type, pattern, and severity as well as injury biomechanics theory, literature, physical reconstruction and computer simulation can assist in the determination of the cause of injury.
Arup's multidisciplinary investigative service
Our expertise includes product design, manufacturing and medical engineering as well as accident/assault reconstruction, computer simulation and personal injury accident investigation. With the combination of this knowledge we provide a specialist service for legal professionals and the police including:
- product liability
- accidents at work
- medical negligence
- personal injury
- road traffic collisions and
- criminal cases.
Our service can be applied to any scenario where there is a requirement to investigate injury causation or predict injury potential.
This multi-disciplinary service is available to clients singly or in combination to suit the particular circumstance of the job. We believe the expertise within Arup provides a unique holistic approach for complex projects involving the investigation of injury.
**Biomechanical model photo: Reprinted from Forensic Science International, 163 (1-2), C.Z. Cory et al, Development of a simulations system for performing in situ tests to assess the potential severity of head impacts from alleged childhood short falls, 102-114, Copyright (2006) with permission from Elsevier.
Contact email: injurybiomechanics@arup.com
