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| May 20, 2005 | Moran, Matt | COPYRIGHT 2003 Haymarket Business Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Compliance with hip protection is poor. Mr Matt Moran explains its importance.

The number of fractures of the neck of the femur worldwide is expected to quadruple over the next 50 years - due to an expanding elderly population.

Mortality is high in patients who suffer a hip fracture. Up to 15 per cent of patients will not survive to leave hospital and 25-35 per cent die within one year of their fracture.

There is also considerable morbidity in survivors. Just over half of those who lived in their own home before the fracture will return to it.

Of all the patients who previously walked unaided, only 40 per cent will walk unaided following a fractured hip.

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