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8206455

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
The distribution of stress in the heads of femurs has been assessed using an engineering technique known as photoelastic stress analysis. The aim of the investigation was to locate and evaluate the probable sites of structure failure in femurs with various axes of loading. The analysis shows that the maximum stress in the upper femur occurs in the cervical region during vertical loading. Lateral loading does not produce significant stress patterns at the sites of extracapsular hip fracture. It is concluded that cervical hip fractures in individuals suffering from osteoporosis result from a combination of fatigue damage and axial muscular compression, rather than forces generated by a fall. This has significance for the medico-legal interpretation of the cause of death following femoral neck fracture.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0379-0738
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
105-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Are hip fractures caused by falling and breaking or breaking and falling? Photoelastic stress analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Sheffield, Medical School, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro