Reducing hip fractures in the elderly

Reducing hip fractures in the elderly

Victoria Leytin, Francesca L Beaudoin Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USADate of preparation: 6th December 2010 Conflict of interest: None declaredClinical question: Is there evidence that hip protectors a...

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Autores principales: Victoria Leytin, Francesca L Beaudoin
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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hip fracture
hip protector
vitamin D
calcium
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8779241a1a274f57bac55d822aa805842021-12-02T02:35:45ZReducing hip fractures in the elderly1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/8779241a1a274f57bac55d822aa805842011-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/reducing-hip-fractures-in-the-elderly-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Victoria Leytin, Francesca L Beaudoin Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USADate of preparation: 6th December 2010 Conflict of interest: None declaredClinical question: Is there evidence that hip protectors and vitamin D with calcium supplementation reduce hip fractures in the elderly?Results: The results are that vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduce incidence of hip fractures. Hip protectors provide some benefit in reducing hip fractures in elderly patients in residential facilities.Implementation: Primary care providers should assess patients for the risk of hip fracture and consider using hip protectors and nutritional supplementaton in selected individuals to prevent fractures.Keywords: hip fracture, hip protector, vitamin D, calciumVictoria LeytinFrancesca L BeaudoinDove Medical Pressarticlehip fracturehip protectorvitamin DcalciumGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 6, Pp 61-65 (2011)
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topic hip fracture
hip protector
vitamin D
calcium
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
spellingShingle hip fracture
hip protector
vitamin D
calcium
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
Victoria Leytin
Francesca L Beaudoin
Reducing hip fractures in the elderly
description Victoria Leytin, Francesca L Beaudoin Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USADate of preparation: 6th December 2010 Conflict of interest: None declaredClinical question: Is there evidence that hip protectors and vitamin D with calcium supplementation reduce hip fractures in the elderly?Results: The results are that vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduce incidence of hip fractures. Hip protectors provide some benefit in reducing hip fractures in elderly patients in residential facilities.Implementation: Primary care providers should assess patients for the risk of hip fracture and consider using hip protectors and nutritional supplementaton in selected individuals to prevent fractures.Keywords: hip fracture, hip protector, vitamin D, calcium
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Francesca L Beaudoin
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title_short Reducing hip fractures in the elderly
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