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HIPPIES Hip protection pantsHip protection pants

75,000 hip fractures and9000 deaths annually.What can you do to prevent a hip fracture?

What are the facts?• Falling is the main cause of hip fracture

(97% of the hip fractures are caused by a fall).

• A hip fracture often results in hospitalization.

• Average medical costs per fracture: £ 25 000

• A quarter of the patients die within a year of the fracture.

• A quarter of the patients remain permanently disabled.

• A hip fracture is one of the leading causes of disability.

• Fractures are most common among seniors aged 55 and older.

* http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hip-fracture/Pages/introduction.aspx* http://www.aplaceformom.com/senior-care-resources/articles/hip-fractures-in-the-elderly

Falling is the main cause of hip fracture (97% of the hip fractures are caused by

Innovative,shock-absorbingprotectorsHow do they work?

The improved HIPPIES protectors that are placed in the hip protection pants are soft, lightweight and slim in shape. In addition, the protectors are strong and reliable during a fall.

Soft and comfortable when worn.

After the fall the protectors become soft and comfortable.

During a fall the molecules close together and the protector becomes hard. The force of the fall is absorbed and distributed.

Average force required to cause a hip fracture to elderly people = 3100 N (Courtney et al.,1995)

Reduces the pressure on the hip from 7000 N to 3000 N.

Successfully tested in the VU Medical Centre in Amsterdam!

The stretch material allows easy putting on and taking off .

Inner pocket convenient to insert the protectors.

Hip protection pants

The soft cotton material allows the skin to breath and gives a

natural feel.

The white protectors are an ideal fit to the pants in

the same color.

Excellent fit to the body.

INCONTINENCE?

HIPPIES hip protection pants hold the nappies

tightly.

VISIBLE?

The pants are discreet under the cloths due to the slim size of the protectors.

How to choose the right size for you?

You need to measure the size of the most voluminous part for the hip. Then you can fi nd the guidelines for each measure in the table. As the pants are made from a stretch material, the fi t is fl exible. If you choose a size a bit larger or smaller it will also be okay.

Size Hip (cm) EU Women EU Men

S 85 - 95 36 - 38 44 - 46

M 95 - 110 38 - 40 48 - 50

L 110 - 120 40 - 42 52 - 54

XL 120 - 130 42 - 44 56 - 58

XXL 130 - 145 44 - 46 60 - 62

XXXL 145 - 160 46 - 48 62 - 64

Advantages of HIPPIES Hip protection pantsprotection pants

The hip protectors are made to partially absorb and distribute the impact of a fall.

Particularly they prevent injuries in the area of the hip bone.

Washing HIPPIES hip protection pants with sewn-in protectors is fi ne. You don’t have to worry about removing the protectors before the wash.

Price list

Protectors

P.U. 1x2 (2 pcs.) £ 17.50 excl. VAT

Hip protection pants without protectors

P.U. 1x4 (4 pcs.) £ 35.50 excl. VAT

Description REF1 set 4090

Size REFS 4010M 4011L 4012XL 4013XXL 4014XXXL 4015

Hip protection pants with 2 sewn-in protectors

P.U. 1x3 (3 pcs.) £ 44.50 excl. VAT

Hip protection pants with protectors

P.U. (1 set 4 single-size hip protector pants + 2 protectors) £ 44.50 excl. VAT

Size REFS 4020M 4021L 4022XL 4023XXL 4024XXXL 4025

Size REFS 4000M 4001L 4002XL 4003XXL 4004XXXL 4005

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