Are hip protectors correctly positioned in use?
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Are hip protectors correctly positioned in use?
There are many designs of hip protectors ranging from small elliptical shaped hard shell designs to large circular soft pads. They are held in position usually by being contained in a close fitting pocket on a garment that patients wear all the time they are at risk of sustaining a fracture of the hip if they fall onto the area of the greater trochanter (GT). It is important for the function of...
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The prevention of fractures amongst older people consists of (i) prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, (ii) prevention of falling and (iii) prevention of fractures using injury-site protection. As the great majority of hip fractures are caused by a sideways fall with direct impact on the greater trochanter of the proximal femur, one approach to prevention is the use of an adequately configu...
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hip protectors and their role in hip fracture prevention hemmati maslak pak m [1] , ganaei r [2] received: 26 jan, 2011 accepted: 19 apr, 2011 abstract background & aims: hip fractures in the elderly are the most common orthopedic injury and puts high financial stress the family and society. mortality in hip fracture is 20 percent compared with deaths from other orthopedic problems. th...
متن کاملPreventing fractures with hip protectors.
Hip protectors are an effective strategy for reducing fall-related hip fractures in long-term care settings. The success of a hip protector program is enhanced by educational activities and administrative support, and a nurse champion to assume responsibility for the hip protector program.
متن کاملHip protectors for preventing hip fractures in older people.
BACKGROUND Older people living in nursing care facilities or older adults living at home are at high risk of falling and a hip fracture may occur after a fall. Hip protectors have been advocated as a means to reduce the risk of hip fracture. Hip protectors are plastic shields (hard) or foam pads (soft), usually fitted in pockets in specially designed underwear.This is an update of a Cochrane re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl186