Title :
Contact pressure measurements in the hip joint: effects of femoral angle in greater trochanter loading
Author :
Sparks, D.R. ; Beason, D.P. ; Eberhardt, A.W. ; Bandak, F.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Alabama Univ., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
Contact pressures were measured in human hip joints using pressure-sensitive film to examine the effects of femoral angle on contact mechanics in greater trochanter loading. The results showed that changes in femoral abduction/adduction angle had a greater effect on the location and magnitude of the resulting contact pressures than did variations in flexion angle.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical measurement; mechanical contact; pressure measurement; contact pressure measurements; fatal injuries; femoral angle; femoral angle effect; flexion angle variations; greater trochanter loading; human hip joints; motor vehicle crashes; pelvic fracture; pressure-sensitive film; Biomedical measurements; Clamps; Head; Hip; Injuries; Pelvis; Pressure measurement; Stress; Testing; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053419
