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Method and Instrumented Fixture for Femoral Fracture Testing in a Sideways Fall-on-the-Hip Position
Published on: August 17, 2017
Prevention of falls and fall-related fractures through biomechanics
S N Robinovitch1, E T Hsiao, R Sandler
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital, CA 94110, USA. snr@itsa.ucsf.edu
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
|July 21, 2000
Abstract:
Falls and fall-related injuries are a major health problem for elderly people. Biomechanical studies provide important insight into the cause of such events and reveal new techniques for preventing them. The topics reviewed in this article include balance recovery, safe landing responses, impact forces during falls, and fracture prevention through exercise programs, hip pads, and energy-absorbing floors.

