Hip fracture with correctly positioned external hip protector

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...

Prevention of hip fracture in elderly people with use of a hip protector.

BACKGROUND Hip fractures are common in frail elderly adults worldwide. We investigated the effect of an anatomically designed external hip protector on the risk of these age-related fractures. METHODS We randomly assigned 1801 ambulatory but frail elderly adults (1409 women and 392 men; mean age, 82 years), in a 1:2 ratio, either to a group that wore a hip protector or to a control group. Fra...

Recurrent hip fracture prevention with osteoporosis management

 Abstract Background: Osteoporosis is a major public health threat, and hip fracture is a serious consequence of osteoporosis. Apatient with an osteoporosis-related hip fracture has an increased risk for a second hip fracture. The effect of osteoporosis management on the risk of recurrent hip fracture was evaluated in this study. Methods: 58 hip fracture patients older than 50yr and BMD < 2.5 w...

External hip protectors and risk of hip fracture.

Efficacy of a hip protector to prevent hip fracture in nursing home residents: the HIP PRO randomized controlled trial.

CONTEXT Past studies of the efficacy of hip protectors to prevent hip fracture in nursing home residents have had conflicting results, possibly due to potential biases from clustered randomization designs and modest adherence to intervention. OBJECTIVE To determine whether an energy-absorbing and energy-dispersing hip protector would reduce the risk of hip fracture when worn by nursing home r...