. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Forensic Leg Med. 2018 Mar 31;58:25–33. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2018.03.017

Table 2.

Comparison of mean peak femur loads measured in this study vs. those reported in previous ATD fall studies

ATD age	Fall type	Fall Height (cm)	Impact Surface	Compression (N)	Bending (Nm)	Torsion (Nm)	Reference
12-month	Feet-first	69,119	Carpet, Linoleum	244–429	6.1–14.5	2.0–8.4	Present study
3-year	Feet-first	69	Carpet, Linoleum	125–200	0.9–2.5	4.7–9.5	Bertocci¹¹
3-year	Feet-first	119	Linoleum	310–490	--	3.8–3.9	Deemer¹³
12-month	Horizontal	61	Carpet, Linoleum	75–100	3.0–3.8	1.5–2.0	Thompson⁹