Research Article

Assessment of Hip Fracture Risk Using Cross-Section Strain Energy Determined by QCT-Based Finite Element Modeling

Table 10

Average FRI at the three critical cross-sections of 60 left femurs during the sideways fall.

FRI
Smallest femoral neck cross-section Intertrochanteric cross-sectionSubtrochanteric cross-section

Range0.1599–1.83010.116–1.54930.0004–0.0585
Average0.63950.48640.0083