Citation

Mills NJ. Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Pt. H J. Eng. Med. 1996; 210(4): 259-266.

Affiliation

School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9046186

Abstract

The mode of action of one design of hip protector was investigated. A dummy femur surrounded by a flesh substitute was impacted from a range of heights while the forces on the trochanter and the surrounding flesh were measured. The protector doubled the estimated fall distance for fracture of the trochanter. The protection mechanisms are load transfer to the muscles of the thigh and energy absorption in the protector. Hip protectors could absorb more energy safely if they were thicker, or if the shell design was modified.

Language: en