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Comparison of physical, geriatric & standard rehabilitation in treatment of hip fracture
January 2016
Comparison of physical, geriatric & standard rehabilitation in treatment of hip fracture
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Geriatric and physically oriented rehabilitation improves the ability of independent living and physical rehabilitation reduces mortality: a randomised comparison of 538 patients
Clin Rehabil. 2015 Sep;29(9):892-906Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
538 independently-living patients with non-pathological fractures were randomly assigned to receive either physical, geriatric or standard rehabilitation as post-operative therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of each rehabilitation strategy on functional outcomes by comparing the proportion of patients returning to independent living and mortality rates. The results ind...
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