Media Relations Office Main navigation "Smart soles" help patients recover from a broken hip News RI-MUHC team receives a $648,239 grant for their eHealth innovative project Published: 4Mar2016 By Julie Robert, Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries sustained by the elderly population following a fall. This often results in a number of complications, and many patients never fully recover. A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by clinician scientist Dr. Suzanne Morin, in partnership with Greybox Solutions Inc., decided to tackle this problem by developing a rehabilitation and e-learning program using a "smart" shoe sole which connects to a tablet to provide remote monitoring and coaching. This technology will guide patients healin
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