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12/12/07
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Hip Protectors Won't Prevent Fractures in Elderly
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printer.The use of energy-absorbing hip protector pads won't prevent hip fractures, new research suggests.
"We found that there was no benefit to the hip protector," said study author Dr. Douglas Kiel, director of medical research at the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife and an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. The finding is reported in the June 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. "At this point, I would say that most of the growing number of studies don't support the routine use of hip protectors in nursing homes," said Kiel. "But I don't think the future of hip protectors is totally negative. Maybe there are better pads out there or will be in the future." Read the Complete Article Similar content: Message To The Elderly: It's Never Too Late To Prevent Illness, in Heart Disease Falls, fractures only tip of iceberg for winter woes, in Heart Disease 'High-Trauma' Fractures Tied to Weak Bones, in Arthritis Health Tip: Sleep Disturbances Among the Elderly, in Arthritis Certain ACE Inhibitors Cut Elderly Dementia Risk, in Alzheimers |
