TY - GEN
T1 - Falls at work place; Effect of hip geometry on hip fractures in Sri Lankan working community
AU - Arachchi, Shanika M.A.
AU - Pinto, Narendra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/12/9
Y1 - 2016/12/9
N2 - Hip fractures, both extracapsular and intracapsular fractures occur when a person falls on a side. Hip fractures lead to long-term disability, decreased quality of life and even mortality. 50% of patients with hip fracture cannot live independently and up to 20% of them die within a year of the fracture. Previous studies based on different ethnic groups have shown the relationship of hip geometry to the fracture risks. In this study we focus on predicting hip fractures among Sri Lankan population based on the hip geometry. Previous literature have pointed out the importance of identifying the neck shaft angel (NSA) and femoral neck width (FNW) in fracture predictions. We compare the NSA and the ratio between Femoral head diameter to femoral neck width with fractured group and normal group. In both men and women, fractured group has greater NSA compared to the normal group. Femoral head/neck ratio further expressed that, fractured women group has lower ratio compared to the normal group. FNW is greater in fractured women group compared to the normal group.
AB - Hip fractures, both extracapsular and intracapsular fractures occur when a person falls on a side. Hip fractures lead to long-term disability, decreased quality of life and even mortality. 50% of patients with hip fracture cannot live independently and up to 20% of them die within a year of the fracture. Previous studies based on different ethnic groups have shown the relationship of hip geometry to the fracture risks. In this study we focus on predicting hip fractures among Sri Lankan population based on the hip geometry. Previous literature have pointed out the importance of identifying the neck shaft angel (NSA) and femoral neck width (FNW) in fracture predictions. We compare the NSA and the ratio between Femoral head diameter to femoral neck width with fractured group and normal group. In both men and women, fractured group has greater NSA compared to the normal group. Femoral head/neck ratio further expressed that, fractured women group has lower ratio compared to the normal group. FNW is greater in fractured women group compared to the normal group.
KW - FNW
KW - NSA
KW - falls
KW - hip factures
KW - hip geometry
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85011295506&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/MIES.2016.7779987
DO - 10.1109/MIES.2016.7779987
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85011295506
T3 - 2016 Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Symposium: Innovative Applications for Industry, MIES 2016
BT - 2016 Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Symposium
A2 - Ranasinghe, T.
A2 - Waththegedara, K.W.S.U.
A2 - Jayasinghe, J.A.S.
A2 - Nanayakkara, M.
A2 - Senanayake, Chanaka D.
A2 - Pathirana, Susantha D.
A2 - Witharana, Sanjeeva
A2 - Jayawickrama, H.M.M.M.
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Symposium, MIES 2016
Y2 - 22 October 2016
ER -