Dr. Kerry L. Knapp has a strong educational and experience-based background in
Biomechanics and Forensic Biomechanics. Recent studies and research in
Human Functional Anatomy, Physiology, Human Neuroscience and Human Biomechanics form the basis for current case analysis work in
Injury Biomechanics. Broad personal experiences in the areas of aviation, boating, sports, agriculture, and construction add experience-base understanding to all aspects of case analysis.
Dr. Kerry provides expert witness testimony on cases were human motion, human response to external loading and/or tissue damage or death are issues. His casework includes all types of motor vehicle accidents including large commercial trucks, boats, seatbelt issues, rollovers and ejections; pedestrian / motor vehicle accidents; slip / trip / fall injuries; falls from heights; industrial accidents including product design an product liability; sports injuries including technique analysis; wrongful death; shootings; beatings; and criminal forensics.
Areas of Expertise:
Biomechanics Analysis: The integration of the laws of physics, human structural anatomy, and engineering to describe the motion of the body and body segments.Injury Causation Analysis: Coupling the knowledge of force and motion with a thorough understanding of functional human anatomy, biomechanics and human tissue mechanics to explore the possible relationships between external events and mechanically-induced human tissue injury.Injury Mechanisms: Detailed descriptions of the injury causing sequence of events and how such events produce specific tissue damage (injury) in humans.
Biomechanical Engineering: What is Biomechanics?
The discipline of biomechanics integrates the laws of physics and the working concepts of engineering to describe the motion of various body segments and the forces acting on these segments. Injury biomechanics then couples the knowledge of force and motion with a thorough understanding of functional human anatomy, human biomechanics and human tissue mechanics to explore the possible relationships between external events and human tissue injury.
Case Example: Wrist Injury
A Cadillac sedan was hit from behind by a Pontiac sedan. The driver of the Cadillac testified that the Pontiac was traveling 60 to 65 mph at impact. He alleged that at the time of the collision his left elbow was bent...
Case Example: Bus Pedestrian Accident
A city bus struck a canopy providing shade at a construction site; one of the tent support poles hit a crossing guard allegedly injuring her back. Did the canopy support pole cause an acute back injury?
