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Figure 8. Fractures occurring in Condition 6. Compared with the equivalent impact pattern in Intact Model, wider areas of the skull are damaged. Difference is most evident when the impact is horizontally directed (Center). The 3 arrows indicate the direction in which the ball is launched.

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