Effect of soft shell hip protectors on pressure distribution to the hip during sideways falls

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1067-1075

  Laing, A C ^a   Robinovitch, S N ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Falls; Hip fracture; Hip protectors; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR; FORCE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOFT SHELL HIP PROTECTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HIP; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 44649114634     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0571-9     Document Type: Article

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