Abstract
Hip fracture risk can be quantified using a factor of risk (Hayes et al., 1996):
(1)
The structural capacity, the denominator, can be affected by many parameters including femoral geometry, material properties, load locations, loading direction, loading rate, and frictional resistance.
Volume Subject Area:
Bone Mechanics
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