Biomechanics of the trochanteric soft tissue during a fall and hip fracture in older adults
K. Lim, W. J. Choi
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AbstractHip fractures are a major cause of elderly’s mortality (Grisso et al., 1990), and insufficient understanding of fall-related hip fracture mechanism results in anticipation that fall deaths increases up to forty-three thousand by 2030 (Burns and Kakara, 2018). Several biomechanical factors have been identified to affect the risk of hip fracture during a fall, but lack of research exists on how the soft tissue covering over the hip area plays in determining hip fracture and whether it is a biomarker of hip fracture.Keywords: biomechanics, fall, hip fracture, older adults, soft tissue stiffness
K. Lim, W. J. Choi (2022). Biomechanics of the trochanteric soft tissue during a fall and hip fracture in older adults. Gerontechnology, 21(s),4-4
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.515.4.sp3