Effect of Surrogate Surface Compliance on the Measured Stiffness of Snowboarding Wrist Protectors

LESLIE, Gemma, WANG, Weizhuo, WINWOOD, Keith, LIAUW, Chris, HAMILTON, Nick and ALLEN, Tom (2020). Effect of Surrogate Surface Compliance on the Measured Stiffness of Snowboarding Wrist Protectors. Proceedings, 49 (1), e84.

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Open Access URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/49/1/84 (Published version)
Link to published version:: https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020049084

Abstract

Wrist injuries have been reported to account for 35%−45% of snowboarding injuries. Snowboarding wrist protectors are designed to limit impact forces and prevent wrist hyperextension. The absence of a standard for snowboarding wrist protectors makes it hard to identify models offering an adequate level of protection. Wrist surrogates are well suited for testing and benchmarking wrist protectors. This study investigated the effect of introducing a soft tissue simulant onto an otherwise stiff wrist surrogate on the bending stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors. A compliant surrogate (stiff core and 3 mm thick silicone layer) and a comparable stiff surrogate were fabricated. Two snowboarding wrist protectors were tested on each surrogate, under three strapping conditions, following a bend test to ~80° wrist extension. The introduction of a compliant layer to the wrist surrogate gave higher torque values for a given wrist extension angle, increasing protector effective stiffness, relative to a rigid surrogate.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: ** From MDPI via Jisc Publications Router ** Licence for this article: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **Journal IDs: eissn 2504-3900 **History: published 15-06-2020; accepted 01-06-2020
Uncontrolled Keywords: wrist surrogate, biofidelic, snowboarding, wrist protection, injury prevention
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020049084
Page Range: e84
SWORD Depositor: Colin Knott
Depositing User: Colin Knott
Date Deposited: 18 Jun 2020 08:59
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 01:18
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/26470

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