Kaneka Corporation

Nagoya University

Shibaura Institute of Technology

Toray Industries, Inc.

Yosuke Mizuno

Hiroho Hirozawa

Takahiro Tokuyama

Miaki Shibaya

Eiichi Tanaka

Sota Yamamoto

Rina Iizuka

Yoko Hasegawa

To provide an impact-absorbing pad fully satisfying impact absorbability for preventing femoral neck fractures, wearing comfort and breathability not to cause discomfort for all-day use, a small thickness not to impair external appearance, and flexibility in a surface direction not to cause uncomfortable feeling at the time of putting on and taking off, which are required for the impact-absorbing pad used in a hip protector, clothing furnished with the impact-absorbing pad, and a method for preventing femoral fractures. A pad main body having impact absorbability includes an impact-deflecting part having a through hole or concavity with a maximum length of 80 mm or less and an area of 600 mmor more and 5,000 mmor less, and the pad main body is disposed so as to apply the impact-deflecting part onto the greater trochanter of the femur, thereby preventing femoral fractures.

Impact-absorbing pad, clothing furnished with same and method for preventing femoral fractures

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Osaka, Japan

Yosuke Mizuno