Strategies for Avoiding Hip Impact During Sideways Falls

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1267-1273

  Robinovitch, Stephen N ^a   Inkster, Lisa ^a   Maurer, Jessica ^a   Warnick, Brady ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Falls; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis; Wrist fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; KINEMATICS; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATION; STANDING; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HIP; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; ROTATION;

EID: 0142027629     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.7.1267     Document Type: Article

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