@article{ref1,
title="Investigation of femur fracture potential in common pediatric falls using finite element analysis",
journal="Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering",
year="2020",
author="McKinsey, Keyonna and Thompson, Angela and Bertocci, Gina",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="A finite element (FE) model of an 11-month-old child's femur was developed to evaluate fracture risk in short-distance feet-first falls and bed falls. Pediatric material properties were applied to the FE model. Femur loading was derived from previously conducted fall experiments using a child surrogate where fall conditions (e.g., fall height, impact surface) were varied. Fracture thresholds based on principal stress and strain were used to examine potential for fracture. Peak stress/strain were significantly greater for feet-first falls from greater heights and onto harder impact surfaces. Feet-first falls exceeded some, but not all fracture thresholds. Bed falls did not exceed any fracture thresholds.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1025-5842",
doi="10.1080/10255842.2020.1837119",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2020.1837119"
}