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Effect of a hip protector on fall-related hip fracture risk

Articles Class of evidence Interventions Outcomes Improve
Bentzen et al., 2008 [47] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Cameron et al., 2000 [48] 1 Hip protector Fear of fall and injury risk Yes
Kannus et al., 2000 [49] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Koike et al., 2009 [50] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Lauritzen et al., 1993 [51] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Meyer et al., 2003 [52] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Cameron et al., 2011 [53] 1 Hip protector 1. Fear of fall and injury risk2. Hip fracture incidence 1. No2. No
Cameron et al., 2011 [54] 1 Hip protector Fear of fall and injury risk No
Cameron et al., 2003 [55] 1 Hip protector 1. Fear of fall and injury risk2. Hip fracture incidence 1. No2. No
Birks et al., 2004 [56] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence No
Kiel et al., 2007 [57] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence No
O'Halloran et al., 2004 [58] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence No
van Schoor et al., 2003 [59] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence No
Birks et al., 2003 [60] 1 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence No
Harada et al., 2001 [61] 2 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Garfinkel et al., 2008 [62] 2 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Juby, 2009 [63] 2 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Korall et al., 2019 [64] 2 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Woo et al., 2003 [65] 2 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Bentzen et al., 2008 [66] 3 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Forsén et al., 2003 [67] 3 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
Honkanen et al., 2005 [68] 3 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence Yes
O'Halloran et al., 2007 [69] 3 Hip protector Hip fracture incidence No
Laing et al., 2011 [70] 3 Hip protector Hip impact force Yes
Laing and Robinovitch, 2008 [71] 3 Hip protector Hip impact force Yes
Laing and Robinovitch, 2008 [72] 3 Hip protector Hip impact force Yes
Choi et al., 2010 [73] 3 Hip protector Hip impact force Yes
Choi et al., 2010 [74] 3 Hip protector Hip impact force Yes
Phys. Ther. Korea 2021;28:1~12 https://doi.org/10.12674/ptk.2021.28.1.1
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