Re: Hip Fracture Prevention Orthosis?

Re: Hip Fracture Prevention Orthosis?

XeroSox

We are studying a product for the US market. For now you can find good product
/ study at
<URL Redacted>
Hip Protector Project
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
Palmerston Road
NSW 2077 Australia
Phone: 9477 9768 Fax: 9477 9105

Best of luck
Tom Benoit
XeroSox Waterproof Cast & Prosthesis Covers
1-888-XeroSox e-mail: <Email Address Redacted>

In a message dated 5/20/98 12:17:25 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
<Email Address Redacted> writes:

<< I have a colleague in the Connecticut area who has a physician
 requesting an orthosis for the prevention of hip fractures. This
 physician reports that he has heard of one being used in Europe to
 protect from the impact of a fall.

 If anyone is familiar with such a device, please share this information
 and I will pass it along.

 Thank You,
 Robert N. Brown, Jr., MS, CPO
 Clinical Director of Orthotics and Prosthetics
 University of Rochester Medical Center
 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 625
 Rochester, NY 14642
 716 275-3331
  >>