Yoshitaka Abe

Niigata Institute of Technology · Graduate School of Engineering

Calcaneus fractures are injuries caused by sprains, fall down, falls from high places, or traffic accidents and characterized by the tendency for pain to remain. One of the causes of this pain is poor reduction. In the Essex-Lopresti classification, which is one of the calcaneus fracture classifications, the fracture patterns of calcaneus fractures...

Elderly people are more likely to have the proximal femur fractures because of osteoporosis and so on, even with a slight external force due to a fall. Intertrochanteric fractures, which is one of the proximal femur fractures, have a wide variety of fracture patterns. A suitable treatment is required for each fracture pattern. To investigate the re...

Elderly people with osteoporosis are injured proximal femur fracture by low energy forces of trauma such as falling from standing. Proximal femoral fracture is likely to reduce activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL) because of loss of the walking ability of patients. Thus, early fracture healing is very important. Trochanteric f...

Para ice hockey is an adaptive form of ice hockey used for athletes who have a disability which could be from limb loss, spinal cord injury, or a condition such as cerebral palsy. Athletes use a special sled called ‘a sledge’ to play para ice hockey. Because para ice hockey is a very physical sport, a sledge needs high strength and stiffness. Most...

The calcaneus, the heel bone at the foot, is one of the most important bones for weight bearing. This bone supports almost the entire weight of the body when it contacts on the ground. Younger people suffer calcaneus fractures due to larger external forces such as a fall form a height or an accident while driving. However, calcaneus fracture in the...

Para Ice Hockey is an adaptive form of ice hockey used for athletes who have a disability which could be from limb loss, spinal cord injury, or a condition such as cerebral palsy. Athletes use a special sled called a ‘sledge’ to play Para Ice Hockey. Because Para Ice Hockey is a very physical sport, a sledge needs strength and stiffness. Foreign-ma...