title: Reducing hip fractures in the elderly.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Is there evidence that hip protectors and vitamin D with calcium supplementation reduce hip fractures in the elderly?
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results are that vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduce incidence of hip fractures. Hip protectors provide some benefit in reducing hip fractures in elderly patients in residential facilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary care providers should assess patients for the risk of hip fracture and consider using hip protectors and nutritional supplementation in selected individuals to prevent fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Leytin
authors.forename: Francesca L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Beaudoin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011482:Protective Devices; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium