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The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies.
Healey F, Oliver D, Milne A, Connelly JB. Age Ageing. 2008;37:368-378.

This review analyzed whether bedrails were inherently responsible for serious patient injury and found that outdated design and incorrect assembly, rather than bedrails themselves, contributed to such injuries.
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