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  • Biomechanics
  • Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Forensic Science

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  • Femur fractures are common in young children, with falls often cited as the cause, even in cases of abuse.
  • Distinguishing accidental falls from abuse requires objective data on injury potential from short-distance falls.
  • Understanding femur loading is essential for assessing fracture risk in pediatric fall scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize femur loading during feet-first free falls.
  • To utilize a surrogate representing a 12-month-old child for biofidelic testing.

Main Methods:

  • A 12-month-old pediatric surrogate with biofidicly enhanced femur and hip joints was used.
  • 6-axis load cells measured femur loading (compression, bending, shear, torsion) in the proximal and distal femur.
  • Surrogate underwent feet-first free falls from 69 cm and 119 cm onto carpet and linoleum.

Main Results:

  • Fall dynamics varied with height but not significantly with impact surface.
  • All femur loading conditions differed significantly across fall heights.
  • Maximum femur loading (compression, bending, torsion, shear) occurred at 119 cm falls.

Conclusions:

  • Fall height is a critical factor influencing both fall dynamics and femur loading in pediatric surrogates.
  • Impact surface primarily affected compression and bending loads, with minimal impact on overall fall dynamics.
  • Accurate pediatric fracture thresholds require improved biomechanical data, starting with morphologically accurate lower extremity models and fall loading characterization.