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Hip Protection Device

Aka: Hip Protection Device, Hipsaver

See Also
1. Fall Prevention
Indications
1. Hip Fracture Prevention in Osteoporosis
Definition
1. Two convex shields worn inside underwear pocket
Efficacy
1. Greatly reduces Hip FractureIncidence
  1. Wearing pads: 0.39 Hip Fractures per 100 falls
  2. Not wearing pads: 2.43 Hip Fractures per 100 falls
2. May reduce Incidence of Pelvic Fracture
Resources
1. Hipsaver
  1. http://www.hipsaver.com
2. Safe Hip
  1. http://www.safehip.com
3. Other online sources
  1. http://www.ozemail.com/au/~hipsaver

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 12/7/2011 and last published on 5/18/2012.

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