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Hip Protectors

Hip Protector is a wearable assistive device designed to mitigate the risk of hip fractures in individuals with mobility impairments by absorbing and redistributing impact forces to the peritrochanteric region during falls.

144

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8.8K

Citations

407

Authors

198

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2017–2026

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Publications

144

Effect of external hip protectors on hip fractures

Jes Bruun Lauritzen, Michael Mørk Petersen, B. Lund · The Lancet · 1993 · 630 citations

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Prevention of Hip Fracture in Elderly People with Use of a Hip Protector

Pekka Kannus, Jari Parkkari, Seppo Niemi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2000 · 564 citations · Full text

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Quality of life related to fear of falling and hip fracture in older women: a time trade off study Commentary: Older people's perspectives on life after hip fractures

Glenn Salkeld · BMJ · 2000 · 531 citations · Full text

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Fall and Injury Prevention in Older People Living in Residential Care Facilities: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Jane P. Jensen, Lillemor Lundin‐Olsson, Lars Nyberg et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2002 · 370 citations

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Guidelines for the prevention of falls in people over 65

Gene Feder · BMJ · 2000 · 335 citations · Full text

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Authors

407

  1. SN
    Stephen N. Robinovitch

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    9 publications · 507 citations

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  2. PK
    Pekka Kannus

    Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute, Finland

    7 publications · 422 citations

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  3. ID
    Ian D. Cameron

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    7 publications · 300 citations

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  4. SD
    S. Derler

    Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland

    7 publications · 279 citations

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  5. JP
    Jari Parkkari

    Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute, Finland

    7 publications · 857 citations

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Institutions

198

  1. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    12 h-index

    35 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital

    Hornsby, Australia

    7 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

    Dübendorf, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    423 citations

  5. Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute

    Tampere, Finland

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    4.3K citations

  6. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    520 citations

  7. Institute for Biomedical Engineering

    Zurich, Switzerland

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    268 citations

  8. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    489 citations

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Venues

  1. Osteoporosis International

    13 publications · 705 citations

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  2. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    11 publications · 859 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 15 publications · 400 citations

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  4. Age and Ageing

    11 publications · 676 citations

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  5. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

    JAMDA · 9 publications · 211 citations

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