Disturbance type and gait speed affect fall direction and impact location

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 309-317

  Smeesters, Cécile ^a,b,c   Hayes, Wilson C ^a   McMahon, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Faint; Fall; Hip fracture; Slip; Step down; Trip

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PELVIS; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP INJURIES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 0035136861     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(00)00200-1     Document Type: Article

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