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Video capture of the circumstances of falls in elderly people residing in long-term care: an observational study by Robinovitch, Stephen N, Prof, Feldman, Fabio, PhD, Yang, Yijian, MD, Schonnop, Rebecca, BSc, Leung, Pet Ming, MSc, Sarraf, Thiago, MSc, Sims-Gould, Joanie, PhD, Loughin, Marie, MSc

“…Summary Background Falls in elderly people are a major health burden, especially in the long-term care environment. Yet little objective evidence is available…”
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Accuracy of Kinovea software in estimating body segment movements during falls captured on standard video: Effects of fall direction, camera perspective and video calibration technique by Shishov, Nataliya, Elabd, Karam, Komisar, Vicki, Chong, Helen, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…Falls are a major cause of unintentional injuries. Understanding the movements of the body during falls is important to the design of fall prevention and…”
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Inertial Sensing-Based Pre-Impact Detection of Falls Involving Near-Fall Scenarios by Lee, Jung Keun, Robinovitch, Stephen N., Park, Edward J.

“…Although near-falls (or recoverable imbalances) are common episodes for many older adults, they have received a little attention and were not considered in the…”
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The Effect of Fall Biomechanics on Risk for Hip Fracture in Older Adults: A Cohort Study of Video‐Captured Falls in Long‐Term Care by Yang, Yijian, Komisar, Vicki, Shishov, Nataliya, Lo, Bryan, Korall, Alexandra MB, Feldman, Fabio, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…ABSTRACT Over 95% of hip fractures in older adults are caused by falls, yet only 1% to 2% of falls result in hip fracture. Our current understanding of the…”
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Estimation of Attitude and External Acceleration Using Inertial Sensor Measurement During Various Dynamic Conditions by Jung Keun Lee, Park, E. J., Robinovitch, S. N.

“…This paper proposes a Kalman filter-based attitude (i.e., roll and pitch) estimation algorithm using an inertial sensor composed of a triaxial accelerometer…”
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Perceived risk for falls and decision-making in riding raised ramps in mountain biking: a pilot study by Chilton, Emily P, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…Mountain biking (MTB) is a challenging activity where riders face constant decisions on whether to attempt technical paths or features (e.g., wooden ramps and…”
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An Analysis of the Accuracy of Wearable Sensors for Classifying the Causes of Falls in Humans by Aziz, Omar, Robinovitch, Stephen N.

“…Falls are the number one cause of injury in older adults. Wearable sensors, typically consisting of accelerometers and/or gyroscopes, represent a promising…”
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Validation of accuracy of SVM-based fall detection system using real-world fall and non-fall datasets by Aziz, Omar, Klenk, Jochen, Schwickert, Lars, Chiari, Lorenzo, Becker, Clemens, Park, Edward J, Mori, Greg, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…Falls are a major cause of injuries and deaths in older adults. Even when no injury occurs, about half of all older adults who fall are unable to get up…”
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Reducing hip fracture risk during sideways falls: Evidence in young adults of the protective effects of impact to the hands and stepping by Feldman, Fabio, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…Abstract Hip fracture is rare in young adults, despite evidence that the energy available in a fall is sufficient to fracture the young proximal femur. This…”
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The Flooring for Injury Prevention (FLIP) Study of compliant flooring for the prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: A randomized trial by Mackey, Dawn C, Lachance, Chantelle C, Wang, Peiwei T, Feldman, Fabio, Laing, Andrew C, Leung, Pet M, Hu, X Joan, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…Fall-related injuries exert an enormous health burden on older adults in long-term care (LTC). Softer landing surfaces, such as those provided by low-stiffness…”
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Interactions during falls with environmental objects: evidence from real-life falls in long-term care captured on video by Shishov, Nataliya, Komisar, Vicki, Marigold, Daniel S, Blouin, Jean-Sébastien, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…Falls are the leading cause of injuries in older adults. Environmental objects (such as furniture, walls, and handrails) may act as hazards or facilitators to…”
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Associations between the circumstances and severity of head impacts in men’s university ice hockey by Aguiar, Olivia M. G., Chow, Tim R., Chong, Helen, Vakili, Omid, Robinovitch, Stephen N.

“…Improved evidence on the most common and severe types of head impacts in ice hockey can guide efforts to preserve brain health through improvements in…”
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Relationships between orthostatic hypotension, frailty, falling and mortality in elderly care home residents by Shaw, Brett H, Borrel, Dave, Sabbaghan, Kimiya, Kum, Colton, Yang, Yijian, Robinovitch, Stephen N, Claydon, Victoria E

“…Orthostatic hypotension (OH; profound falls in blood pressure when upright) is a common deficit that increases in incidence with age, and may be associated…”
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Compliant flooring to prevent fall-related injuries in older adults: A scoping review of biomechanical efficacy, clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and workplace safety by Lachance, Chantelle C, Jurkowski, Michal P, Dymarz, Ania C, Robinovitch, Stephen N, Feldman, Fabio, Laing, Andrew C, Mackey, Dawn C

“…Compliant flooring, broadly defined as flooring systems or floor coverings with some level of shock absorbency, may reduce the incidence and severity of…”
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Injuries from falls by older adults in long-term care captured on video: Prevalence of impacts and injuries to body parts by Komisar, Vicki, Dojnov, Aleksandra, Yang, Yijian, Shishov, Nataliya, Chong, Helen, Yu, Ying, Bercovitz, Ian, Cusimano, Michael D, Becker, Clemens, Mackey, Dawn C, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…Falls are the leading cause of injuries in older adults. However, most falls in older adults do not cause serious injury, suggesting that older adults may fall…”
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Characterizing the effective stiffness of the pelvis during sideways falls on the hip by Laing, Andrew C, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…Abstract The force applied to the proximal femur during a fall, and thus hip fracture risk, is dependent on the effective stiffness of the body during impact…”
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Agreement Between Video Footage and Fall Incident Reports on the Circumstances of Falls in Long-Term Care by Yang, Yijian, MD, Feldman, Fabio, PhD, Leung, Pet Ming, PT, Scott, Vicky, PhD, Robinovitch, Stephen N., PhD

“…Abstract Objective Incident reports guide fall prevention efforts in long-term care (LTC) facilities, often based on descriptions of how falls occurred. The…”
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Low stiffness floors can attenuate fall-related femoral impact forces by up to 50% without substantially impairing balance in older women by Laing, Andrew C., Robinovitch, Stephen N.

“…Low stiffness floors such as carpet appear to decrease hip fracture risk by providing a modest degree of force attenuation during falls without impairing…”
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The force attenuation provided by hip protectors depends on impact velocity, pelvic size, and soft tissue stiffness by Laing, Andrew C, Robinovitch, Stephen N

“…Wearable hip protectors represent a promising strategy for preventing hip fractures. However, there is lack of agreement on biomechanical testing standards and…”
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Exaggerated postural sway improves orthostatic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular control by Williams, Erin L, Hockin, Brooke C D, Heeney, Natalie D, Elabd, Karam, Chong, Helen, Blaber, Andrew P, Robinovitch, Stephen N, Parsons, Iain T, Claydon, Victoria E

“…Healthy individuals with poor cardiovascular control, but who do not experience syncope (fainting), adopt an innate strategy of increased leg movement in the…”
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