Anatomical hip model for the mechanical testing of hip protectors

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 475-485

  Derler, Siegfried ^a   Spierings, A B ^a   Schmitt, K U ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatomical hip; Femur model; Hip fracture; Hip protector; Impact load

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DAMPING; MECHANICAL TESTING; REDUCTION; SILICONES;

ANATOMICAL HIP MODEL; BIOMECHANICAL DATA; ENERGY-SHUNTING SYSTEMS; HIP PROTECTORS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ALUMINUM; SILICONE;

ABSORPTION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; HIP FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; SURFACE PROPERTY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP FRACTURES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 21244475480     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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