Biomechanics of wrist guards during fall arrests

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 50, Issue , 2001, Pages 271-272

  Kim, Kyu Jung ^a   Hwang, Il Kyu ^a   Kaufman, Kenton R ^b   Cooney, William P ^b   An, Kai Nan ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FRACTURE PATTERNS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 0012821481     PISSN: 10716947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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