Pressures Applied to Anatomical Landmarks of the Knee While in Kneeling Postures

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• Personal Author:
  Mayton, Alan G. ; Moore SM ; Porter, William L.
• Description:
  The pressure applied to the patella and combined PT and TT was determined for postures associated with low-seam mining. The majority of the pressure was transmitted to the knee via the combined PT and TT. While the kneepads did decrease the maximum pressure experienced at the combined PT and TT, pressures of greater than 25 psi were still experienced. At this time, it is unknown how this external pressure affects the internal stabilizing structures of the knee. The kneepads performed similarly despite significant differences in their material make-up. Some new kneepad designs in the industry have focused on eliminating the pressure at the patella. These data suggest that future kneepad designs should focus on redistributing the pressure at the combined PT and TT to other areas such as the shin. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Knee-injuries Knee-protection Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035948
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 26-29, 2009, State College, Pennsylvania. Newark, DE: The American Society of Biomechanics, 2009 Aug; :1-2
• Email:
  SMMoore@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1cb8689d4a2fef2f8472ea0337759deb54faa3884facd1a3fedb8a869f43f2c03b33fd34fcae451be71fbd42dc9c40c44ae54b5b16e5bd4d200f018b04e96e4f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227131/cdc_227131_DS1.pdf
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