Hi, my grandfather needs special pads for preventing hip sores in fall. I was asked which kind I prefer. What is the difference between different pad design? What is the best pad design to prevent hip sores?
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Hip protectors are used to lower the risk of fracture of the hip due to a fall in elderly people. Soft and/or hard elements secured in a garment, designed to take perform the role of the delivery system. Many different designs are used. Available hip protector designs are include incorporated a thin preformed shell within a softer layered material, an oval pad of curved dense foam, or a two part solid oval polypropylene grill that is attached to the pants type garment in between the shells
When choosing appropriate design certain things should be considered like: the compliance issues, the mechanical performance of the different designs, tissue viability issues and risk assessment.
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