Hip Protectors Prevent Fractures Hip protectors could prevent
fractures and death among those with Osteoporosis of the hip. In
the United State, for example, there are more than 300,000 such
fractures each year and of those 45,000 to 100,000 die within
the year from complications that arise after their surgery or
from immobility. Research shows that hip protectors do prevent
fractures. "a study of German nursing home residents reported a
more than 40 percent reduction" among those who wore the
devices. This study covered 49 nursing homes in the Hamburg
area. In 25 of the nursing home, residents were given a single
lecture and some training about the value of wearing hip
protectors. And residents were offered free hip protectors. 118
of a total of 459 residents who attended the lectures and
training decided to wear the hip protectors. Residents in the
other 24 homes did not get this lecture or training. Of these,
only 40 of 483 residents decided to wear hip protectors when
they were offered. Records of hip fra