Prediction of distal radius fracture in children, using a biomechanical impact model and case-control data on playground free falls

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 503-509

  Davidson, Peter L ^a   Chalmers, David J ^a   Stephenson, Shaun C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Child; Computer simulation ST (standards); Radius fracture IN (injuries) ET (etiology)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION STANDARDS; RADIUS FRACTURE INJURIES (IN) ET (ETIOLOGY);

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FALLING; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 29744460491     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.11.028     Document Type: Article

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