... digital image correlation physiologic simulation hip fracture falls Hip fracture is a devastating injury associated with high morbidity and mortality in the elderly as well as high treatment cost [ 1–3 ]. In order to prevent or improve treatment of these injuries, researchers have conducted...

... forward in fall simulations. We believe that with additional work, the ATB model could be used to accurately simulate a variety of human falls and may be useful in further understanding the etiology and mechanisms of fall injuries such as hip fractures. Since falling to the side and impacting on or near...

...Reuben Sandler; Stephen Robinovitch At least 280,000 hip fractures occur annually in the U.S., at an estimated cost of $9 billion. While over 90 percent of these are caused by falls, only about 2 percent of all falls result in hip fracture. Evidence suggests that the most important determinants...