Influence Of Pelvis Impact Angle During A Fall: On The Protective Benefit Of Hip Protectors

Authors

Woochol J. Choi, Chapman UniversityFollow
Stephen N. Robinovitch, Simon Fraser University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

8-2015

Abstract

"Over 90% of hip fractures are due to falls [1]. Laboratory measures have shown that wearable hip protectors reduce impact forces to the proximal femur during a simulated sideways fall on the hip [2, 3]. However, clinical evidence suggests that hip fractures still occur when hip protectors are worn [4]. Furthermore, while falls in real life result in a variety of impact configurations, biomechanical tests to date have focused only on lateral impact to the pelvis. In the current study, we examined how the force reduction provided by wearable hip protectors is affected by pelvis impact configuration during simulated sideways falls."

Comments

Presented at the American Society of Biomechanics 39th Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH, August 5-8, 2015.

Recommended Citation

Choi, W.J., & Robinovitch, S.N. (2015). 201BF--Influence Of pelvis impact angle during a fall: On the protective benefit of hip protectors. American Society of Biomechanics 39th Annual Meeting Abstracts. Retrieved from http://archive.asbweb.org/conferences/2015/abstracts/201BF--Influence%20Of%20Pelvis%20Impact%20Angle%20During%20A%20Fall%20On%20The%20Protective%20Benefit%20Of%20Hip%20Protectors--(Choi).pdf

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

American Society of Biomechanics