ArticlePloS one2018
A novel sideways fall simulator to study hip fractures ex vivo.
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- A Review of CT-Based Fracture Risk Assessment with Finite Element Modeling and Machine Learning.Current osteoporosis reports · 2022Review
- Incremental Element Deletion-Based Finite Element Analysis of the Effects of Impact Speeds, Fall Postures, and Cortical Thicknesses on Femur Fracture.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Influence of Fall Direction and Hip Protector on Fracture Risk: FE Model Predictions Driven by Experimental Data.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Article
- Upright trunk and lateral or slight anterior rotation of the pelvis cause the highest proximal femur forces during sideways falls.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- The Effects of Exergaming on Sensory Reweighting and Mediolateral Stability of Women Aged Over 60: Usability Study.JMIR serious games · 2021Article
- Body Anthropometry and Bone Strength Conjointly Determine the Risk of Hip Fracture in a Sideways Fall.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2021Article
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- On the internal reaction forces, energy absorption, and fracture in the hip during simulated sideways fall impact.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
Falls to the side are the leading cause of hip fractures in the elderly. The load that a person experiences during a fall cannot be measured with volunteers for ethical reasons. To evaluate injurious loads, while considering relevant energy input and body posture for a sideways fall, a subject-specific cadaveric impact experiment was developed. Full cadaveric femur-pelvis constructs (N = 2) were embedded in surrogate soft tissue material and attached to metallic surrogate lower limbs. The specimens were then subjected to an inverted pendulum motion, simulating a fall to the side with an impact to the greater trochanter. The load at the ground and the deformation of the pelvis were evaluated using a 6-axis force transducer and two high-speed cameras. Post-test, a trauma surgeon (PG) evaluated specimen injuries. Peak ground contact forces were 7132 N and 5641 N for the fractured and non-fractured specimen, respectively. We observed a cervical fracture of the femur in one specimen and no injuries in a second specimen, showing that the developed protocol can be used to differentiate between specimens at high and low fracture risk.
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