Effect of compliant flooring on impact force during falls on the hip

Compliant flooring represents a promising but understudied strategy for reducing impact force and hip fracture risk due to falls in high‐risk environments such as nursing homes, hospitals, gymnasiums, and senior centers. We conducted “pelvis release experiments” with young women (n = 15) to determin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of orthopaedic research 2006-07, Vol.24 (7), p.1405-1411
Hauptverfasser:	Laing, Andrew C., Tootoonchi, Iman, Hulme, Paul A., Robinovitch, Stephen N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls Adult Biomechanical Phenomena Compliance falls Female floor design Floors and Floorcoverings Hip - physiology hip fracture Humans injury prevention osteoporosis
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