Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 550-559 , July 2006

Assessment of hip protectors and corresponding hip fracture risk using stress calculation in the femoral neck

Received 23 December 2004 ,Revised 18 August 2005 ,Accepted 8 September 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.09.001

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 550-559 , July 2006

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