Citation

Schmitt KU, Spierings AB, Derler S. Technol. Health Care 2004; 12(1): 43-49.

Affiliation

Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and University of Zurich, Switzerland. schmitt@biomed.ee.ethz.ch

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, European Society for Engineering and Medicine, Publisher IOS Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15096686

Abstract

The potential of hip protectors to prevent femur fracture is addressed in this study. A mechanical model of the human hip was developed and used to perform impact tests with different types of hip protectors. In addition a finite element model of the test device was established which allows simulations of the impact tests. The different principles of energy-shunting systems and energy-absorbing systems were demonstrated. Furthermore misplacement of a hip protector can be simulated. Hence the FE model was shown to be a suitable tool for future hip protector design.

Language: en