Knee strength and slip severity in young and older adults

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• Personal Author:
  Cham R ; Chambers AJ ; Wyszomierski S
• Description:
  Falls initiated by slips are a major cause of serious injury in the elderly population (Moyer, 2005). Studies have shown a possible correlation between lower extremity muscle strength, which decreases with age, and slip severity (Lockhart, 2005). However, these studies did not focus on the knee, which plays an important role in slip-recovery attempts (Moyer, 2005/2006). Thus, the goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between knee flexion/extension (KF/KE) strength and slip severity in young and older adults. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Aging Men Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Accidents Age-factors Age-groups Humans Injuries Knee-disorders Knee-injuries Models Muscle-function Muscles Musculoskeletal-system Physical-reactions Physiological-effects Physiological-factors Physiological-function Physiology

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• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  75
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039885
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, September 6-9, 2006, Blacksburg, Virginia. Newark, DE: American Society of Biomechanics, 2006 Sep; :75
• Email:
  saw6@pitt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Work Environment and Workforce: Special Populations
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20020801
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, September 6-9, 2006, Blacksburg, Virginia
• End Date:
  20110831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2ecfeb12ef7d9c61fa3da3509320f32596184ee2868ccade515b296d7018249fb1872706eade23803250385ad6f06f919d6b58207584eb82a7e8ac6ba9baf42e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192948/cdc_192948_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 38.01 KB ]