During those trials, Carbon-2 (neoprene) provided the best protection compared to the other shin guards, evidenced by lower impulse values. The Carbon-1 (EVA) shin guard tested in the low impact trials was damaged by non-experimental reasons (it was broken accidently during a transfer following a LIF trial) and therefore excluded from the high impact trial statistics. The impact values (Low Impact Force-LIF/High Impact Force-HIF) were recorded from Load Cell-1 ( Picture 2). Impulse (force*time) is the most important parameter for evaluation of the protective efficiency of shin guards.

In addition, using a prosthetic foot to simulate the human foot instead of some rigid material as the unit delivering the impact and putting a football cleat on it during the kick ensured that the trials mimicked real impacts, thereby differentiating this study from others. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Testing shin guards according to the BS EN 13061 standard will only aim to evaluate protection from soft tissue injury caused by cleats. All items must be in unused/unworn condition, with all tickets attached and in their original packaging.During high-energy impact trials, these three shin guards responded similarly even though there were differences in the thickness of the liner.

Moreover, Ankrah and Mills, 2003 showed that the models they tested absorbed the maximum force by 86-93%. When comparing the maximum force and the impulse, a significant difference was found between the shin guard models (p = 0.

Their main function is to protect the soft tissues and bones in the lower extremities from external impact. Shin guard fixation, calibration of the load cells the estimated minimum duration between consecutive impacts, the adjustments required to ensure that the swing oscillates on a single axis, etc. This highlights the main disadvantage of PP-based shin guards; however, it is obvious that choosing the right padding material requires as much care as the selection of a shell. By using this setting, we measured the forces transmitted to the front of the tibia covered with soft tissue rather than the forces reaching the inside of the shin guard. Designed to take the blows of the game, the Nike J Guard-CE Shinguards combine a tough shell with lightweight foam to help cushion against impact.

A well-designed shin guard should provide adequate protection for the shank, but allow range of motion of the ankle and the knee (Eugene, 2003). The fact that the carbon models proved to be superior to the other shin guards, both with regards to maximum force and impulse values, could be attributed to their more rigid material as well as to their custom-made design. Many authors agree that shin guards may reduce the number of minor injuries (Árnason, 2004; Ekstrand and Gillquist, 1982); however, it is unclear whether they can prevent more serious injuries such as tibia fractures.The fact that the sensors were placed in similar positions might be the reason for the close results with the present study. This Strimmer Guard in particular is an ideal solution; offering versatility with its length and height, as well as the strength to protect tree bases from damage. I am so thrilled to have done business with you all, and I definitely hope to do so again in the future.

This proves that we produced tibias with a resistance level close to those recommended in previous studies (Heiner and Brown, 2001). At the beginning of the study, the system was calibrated using the calibration factors recommended by the load cell manufacturer.The Nike Mercurial™ shin guard provided better protection than the Adidas Predator™ and the Adidas UCL™ (p = 0. The maximum kinetic energy in football collisions has been roughly estimated as 680 Nm (Gainor et al. Ten hand-colored lithograph plates and hand colored lithograph illustrations on the front and rear boards. Cattermole showed that damage on the shin guards occurred in 16,9% during a tackle (Cattermole, 1996). Shin guards provide shock absorption and facilitate energy dissipation, thereby decreasing the risk of serious injuries.