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Effect of fall characteristics on the severity of hip impact during a fall on the ground from standing height.

K-T LimWoochol Joseph Choi
Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2020)
Our results suggest that hip fracture risk during a fall decreases substantially, depending on how they land on the ground, informing the development of safe landing strategies to prevent fall-related hip fractures in older adults.
Keyphrases
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