CommentaryHip protectors need an evidence base
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2009, InjuryCitation Excerpt :A realistic biomechanical test, therefore, should be tested on an average human simulation or to reach higher objectivity, should be completely independent of human anatomy. Due to an unregulated development of hip protectors so far, Kannus et al. suggest that biomechanical tests should form the first step of an evidence-based hip protector model.14 Therefore, we searched for an optimal testing method, which should be a simple and internationally standardised testing method.
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