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Review: hip protectors reduce hip fractures after falls in elderly people living in institutions or supported home environments

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.5.1.23

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    Parker MJ, Gillespie LD, Gillespie WJ. Hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in the elderly. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001;(2):CD001255 (latest version 1 Mar 2001).

    QUESTION: Do external hip pads or protectors reduce hip fractures after falls in elderly people?

    Data sources

    Studies were identified by searching the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Injuries Group specialised register (December 2000), the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (Issue 4, 2000), Medline (1966–2000), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1988–2000), CINAHL (1982–2000); reviewing bibliographies of retrieved articles; and contacting authors of identified trials.

    Study selection

    Randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials that compared use of hip protectors with no protectors in elderly people living in the community or in institutional care. Outcomes of interest were incidence of hip fractures, pubic rami and other pelvic fractures, other fractures, reported falls, mortality, patient compliance, and complications.

    Data extraction

    Data were extracted on participants, intervention (type of hip protector), outcomes, and length of follow up. 2 reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality of each trial on …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: no external funding.

    • For correspondence: Dr M J Parker, Orthopaedic Department, Peterborough District Hospital, Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE3 6DA, UK. Fax +44 (0)173 387 5013.