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Method and Instrumented Fixture for Femoral Fracture Testing in a Sideways Fall-on-the-Hip Position

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Published on: August 17, 2017

Model for Calculating Impact Force for Individualized Hip Fracture Prediction During a Fall.

Alisha Agarwal^1,2, Daniel Kargilis^2,3, Nishtha Gupta^2,4

¹Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, jefferson.edu.

Advances in Orthopedics

|December 8, 2025

Summary

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A new bone strength index (BSI) may improve hip fracture risk assessment. This index, combining impact force and bone strength, was lower in patients with hip fractures compared to controls.

Keywords:

MRI-based finite-element analysis bone strength fracture risk hip fracture prediction models osteoporosis patient-specific characteristics

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A Method to Estimate Cadaveric Femur Cortical Strains During Fracture Testing Using Digital Image Correlation

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Published on: September 14, 2017

Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Orthopedics
Gerontology

Background:

Osteoporotic bone weakening is a major cause of hip fractures.
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) T-scores are standard but miss many fracture risks.
Current methods lack patient-specific bone parameters and characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

Develop an analytical model to estimate femur impact force during falls.
Define a quantifiable fracture risk index using bone strength and impact force.
Validate this index in human subjects.

Main Methods:

Aggregated regression models estimated impact force using patient age, weight, height, and soft tissue thickness.
A bone strength index (BSI) was calculated as bone strength divided by maximum impact force.
Patients with hip fractures were compared to a matched non-fracture group.

Main Results:

The BSI was significantly lower in the hip fracture group compared to the control group (-0.23, p=0.045).
The developed model successfully estimated impact force.
The BSI demonstrated potential as a fracture risk indicator.

Conclusions:

Combining patient-specific impact force and bone strength offers enhanced osteoporotic hip fracture risk assessment.
The BSI may provide additional insights beyond standard risk assessments.
Further validation in larger cohorts is warranted.