The Role of Recovery Lower Limb Segments in Post-Slip Determination of Falls Due to Instability or Limb Collapse.

ABSTRACT: Slip-related falls can be induced by instability or limb collapse, but the key factors that determine these two fall causations remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that contribute towards instability-induced and limb-collapse-induced slip-related falls by investigating 114 novel slip trials. The segment angles and moments of the recovery limb after slip-onset from pre-left-touchdown (pre-LTD) to post-left-touchdown (post-LTD) were calculated, and logistic regression was used to detect which variable contributed most to instability-induced and limb-collapse-induced falls. The results showed that recovery from instability was determined by the angle of the thigh at LTD (87.7%), while recovery from limb collapse was determined by the angle of the shank at

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6930351 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature