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Scientific Program - 5. World Congress of Biomechanics

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5 th <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Biomechanics</strong><br />

Vivian Weerdesteyn a,b , Brenda E. Groen a , Wim van Lankveld a , and Jacques Duysens a,b<br />

a<br />

Sint Maartenskliniek Research, Development & Education, Nijmegen<br />

b Dept. <strong>of</strong> Rehabilitation Medicine, Radboud Univ. Nijmegen Medical Centre,The<br />

Netherlands<br />

3.2.3 Falls<br />

Session Organizer/Chair: Jaap van Dieën<br />

Wednesday Aug. 2<br />

Room R1.046<br />

14:00-14:15 Lateral instability and falls in aging: Experimental and modeling approaches #7734<br />

Mark W. Rogers a , Marjorie Johnson Hilliard a , Katherine Martinez a , Marie-Laure Mille a ,<br />

James L. Patton b ; a Dept. <strong>of</strong> Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern<br />

Univ., Chicago, IL, USA, and b Sensory Motor Performance <strong>Program</strong>, Rehabilitation<br />

Institute <strong>of</strong> Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA<br />

14:15-14:30 Group differences among fall-prone individuals and healthy old and younger<br />

counterparts utilizing nonlinear stability measures #7853<br />

K.P. Granata and T.E. Lockhart; Musculoskeletal <strong>Biomechanics</strong> Laboratory, Locomotion<br />

Research Laboratory, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., Blacksburg VA,<br />

USA.<br />

14:30-14:45 Mechanical simulation for hip fracture by a fall using multibody-FE hybrid human<br />

model #7386<br />

Sota Yamamoto a , Eiichi Tanaka a , Takeshi Ikeda a , Yasuharu Kubouchi b , Atsushi Harada c ,<br />

Hiroyasu Okuizumi; a Dept. <strong>of</strong> Mechanical Science and Engineering, Nagoya Univ.,<br />

Nagoya, Japan; b Accenture, Tokyo, Japan; c Dept. <strong>of</strong> Orthopedic Surgery, National Center for<br />

Geriatrics & Gerontology, Aichi, Japan<br />

14:45-15:00 Effects <strong>of</strong> running and age-related degeneration in leg extensor muscles on recovery<br />

behaviour after a fall #6569<br />

Kiros Karamanidis, Adamantios Arampatzis; Institute for <strong>Biomechanics</strong> and Orthopaedics,<br />

German Sport Univ. <strong>of</strong> Cologne, Germany<br />

15:00-15:15 The Effects <strong>of</strong> Sensory Loss on Orbital Stability <strong>of</strong> Walking #6068<br />

Jonathan B. Dingwell, Hyun Gu Kang; Dept. <strong>of</strong> Kinesiology, Univ. <strong>of</strong> Texas, Austin,<br />

Texas, USA<br />

15:15-15:30 Age differences in 3-D segmental acceleration during gait at self-selected and fast<br />

walking speeds #4860<br />

Vassilios G. Vardaxis; Des Moines Univ., Des Moines, USA<br />

3.2.4 Falls<br />

Session Organizer/Chair: Jaap van Dieën<br />

Thursday, Aug. 3<br />

Room R1.046<br />

08:15-08:30 S<strong>of</strong>t shell hip protectors absorb energy and shunt impact force away from the trochanter<br />

during a fall #4136<br />

Andrew C. Laing, Stephen N. Robinovitch; School <strong>of</strong> Kinesiology, Simon Fraser Univ.,<br />

Burnaby, Canada<br />

08:30-08:45 Medial Knee Osteoarthritis Alters Gait Patterns in Older Adults When Crossing<br />

Obstacles <strong>of</strong> Different Heights with the Leading Limb #4677<br />

Hao-Ling Chen, Tung-Wu Lu, Yen-Hung Liu and Ting-Ming Wang; Institute <strong>of</strong> Biomedical<br />

Engineering, National Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan<br />

08:45-09:00 Coordination and Gait Initiation in Multiple Sclerosis #6076<br />

Jebb G. Remelius, Richard E.A. Van Emmerik, Joe Hamill; Exercise Science, Univ. <strong>of</strong><br />

Massachusetts, Amherst U.S.A<br />

09:00-09:15 Simulation <strong>of</strong> weight transfer onto a laterally-compliant raised structure: effects <strong>of</strong><br />

movement strategy and delay in sensory feedback on system stability #4224<br />

Bing-Shiang Yang a,b , James A. Ashton-Miller b ; a Sensory Motor Performance <strong>Program</strong>,<br />

Rehabilitation Institute <strong>of</strong> Chicago, USA; b Dept. <strong>of</strong> Mechanical Engineering, Univ. <strong>of</strong><br />

Michigan, USA<br />

09:15-09:30 Influence <strong>of</strong> lower limb proprioceptive cues on the detection threshold <strong>of</strong> the direction <strong>of</strong><br />

postural movement# 5341<br />

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