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

Alexandra M.B. Korall, PhD, Fabio Feldman, PhD, Yijian Yang, PhD, Ian D. Cameron, PhD, Pet-Ming Leung, MSc, Joanie Sims-Gould, PhD, Stephen N. Robinovitch, PhD

For over 10 years, Hip Saver designs have been refined to improve patient wear and compliance while providing superior protection for seniors at risk of injury from falls. More than 1 in 4 older adults fall each year and how we prevent falls and protect from injury when falls occur, are both crucial to your fall and injury prevention program. The study conducted by Alexandra M.B. Korall, PhD, et al. concludes that wearing hip protections at the time of falling reduced the rise of hip fracture by nearly 3-fold. (Read full study here)

Across Canada, our local Sales Representatives are partnering with facilities about fall prevention. Contact our team of experts for education about how you can prevent injury from falls. [email protected]
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