Development of an experimental hip impact model to test hip protectors

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Derler, S.¹; Spierings, A. B.¹; Schmitt, K.-U.²

Development of an experimental hip impact model to test hip protectors

Proceedings of the 2004 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact

Affiliations

¹Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA), St. Gallen, Switzerland

²Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and University of Zurich, Switzerland
Keywords

Keywords: hip; protection; fall accidents; seniors; test apparatus

Cited Works (1)

Year	Entry
1995	Robinovitch SN, Hayes WC, McMahon TA. Energy-shunting hip padding system attenuates femoral impact force in a simulated fall. J Biomech Eng. November 1995;117(4):409-413.