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Home-based leg strengthening exercise improves function 1 year after hip fracture
December 2014
Home-based leg strengthening exercise improves function 1 year after hip fracture
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Home-based leg-strengthening exercise improves function 1 year after hip fracture: a randomized controlled study
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Oct;58(10):1911-7Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
26 elderly adults who were 6 months removed from hip fracture surgery (open reduction and internal fixation, or hip arthroplasty) were randomized to receive treatment with either high intensity leg strengthening exercises given by physiotherapists, or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and mental imagery. Patients were assessed at one year post-fracture for isometric force production of l...
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