Active responses decrease impact forces at the hip and shoulder in falls to the side

Active responses, such as using the arm to break the fall, may be an effective means of decreasing likelihood of injury in a fall and may help explain why only a small percentage of falls result in a fracture. We quantified the impact force at the hip and shoulder in falls to the side from a kneelin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of biomechanics 1999-09, Vol.32 (9), p.993-998
Hauptverfasser: Sabick, M.B., Hay, J.G., Goel, V.K., Banks, S.A.
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