The force attenuation provided by hip protectors depends on impact velocity, pelvic size, and soft tissue stiffness

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Laing, Andrew C ^a   Robinovitch, Stephen N ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Equipment failure analysis method standrads; Femur; Hip fractures; Protective devices standards

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS/METHOD/STANDRADS; FEMUR; HIP FRACTURES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES/STANDARDS;

ABILITY TESTING; ACCIDENTS; ARSENIC; BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STIFFNESS; THEOREM PROVING; TISSUE;

VELOCITY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STIMULATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTIC MODULUS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PELVIS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 58149202350     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2979867     Document Type: Article

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