Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1969-1977 , 2008

Effect of pre-impact movement strategies on the impact forces resulting from a lateral fall

  • J. Lo

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present Address: Department of Orthopaedics University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. Tel.: +4970712985597.
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  • J.A. Ashton-Miller

,Accepted 28 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.03.022

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1969-1977 , 2008

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