[Prevention of hip fractures using hip protectors].
Based on the results of 13 randomized controlled trials, programs for the use of hip protectors in institutionalized elderly people with particularly high risks of hip fractures seem to decrease the incidence of hip fractures. On the other hand, there is little indication for the use of hip protectors by elderly people dwelling independently in their own homes. Compliance greatly influences the effect of hip protectors, and continues to be serious problem.
Harada
Atsushi
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National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Functional Restoration, Japan.
D000368:Aged; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011482:Protective Devices; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012306:Risk