A Review on Recent Development of Finite Element Models for Head Injury Simulations

This paper presents an overview of the published major finite element (FE) models for simulating injuries of human brains, based on our recent comprehensive literature study on the published works since early 2000 to date. Our focus is on studies of the so-called mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI) that have always been a major concern with respect to various contact sports, including boxing and football. In addition, papers on the investigations of various types of accidents as major cause of MTBI have also reviewed. Because concussion is known as one of the main reasons for a MTBI, and addressing it has been a pressing need in recent times. FE models have been frequently used to study the mechanism of concussions, and different types of models with various considerations have been included in this review study. This paper aims to summarize all these published efforts, models, data, finings, and understandings of concussion mechanisms reported in the open literature. We hope this can serve a useful source for initial studies for researchers planning to invest their time and energy in the investigations in the related areas.