“…In order to analyze the mechanics of blunt chest trauma, several finite element models of the human thorax have been introduced (Amtmann, 1979;Andriacchi et al, 1974;Roberts and Chen, 1970;Sundaram and Feng, 1977). The mechanical properties of ribs are well known (Cormier et al, 2005;Schultz et al, 1974a, b;Stein and Granik, 1976;Yoganandan and Pintar, 1998).…”