Do hip protectors decrease the risk of hip fracture in institutional and community-dwelling elderly? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled …
Hip fractures are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Hip protectors
are padded undergarments designed to decrease the impact of a fall on the hip. We …
are padded undergarments designed to decrease the impact of a fall on the hip. We …
Is prophylactic fixation a cost-effective method to prevent a future contralateral fragility hip fracture?
SC Faucett, JW Genuario, ANA Tosteson… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: A previous hip fracture more than doubles the risk of a contralateral hip fracture.
Pharmacologic and environmental interventions to prevent hip fracture have documented …
Pharmacologic and environmental interventions to prevent hip fracture have documented …
