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