Mechanical testing of different hip protectors according to a European Standard

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1172-1175

  Holzer, Lukas A ^a,b   von Skrbensky, Gobert ^a   Holzer, Gerold ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Center for the Advancement of Science and Art   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Compliance; Design; Hip fractures; Hip protectors

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HIP; HIP FRACTURE; HIP PROTECTOR; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARDNESS; HIP FRACTURES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 70349434737     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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