Effectiveness of Hip Protectors to Reduce Risk for Hip Fracture from Falls in Long-Term Care

To generate evidence of the effectiveness of hip protectors to minimize risk of hip fracture at the time of falling among residents of long-term care (LTC) by contrasting rates of hip fractures between falls with and without hip protectors.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 29, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Alexandra M.B. Korall, Fabio Feldman, Yijian Yang, Ian D. Cameron, Pet-Ming Leung, Joanie Sims-Gould, Stephen N. Robinovitch Tags: Original Study Source Type: research