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Vibration Therapy As An Intervention For Trochanteric Hip Fracture

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May 2025

Vibration Therapy As An Intervention For Trochanteric Hip Fracture

Vol: 307| Issue: 5| Number:52| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Vibration therapy as an intervention for trochanteric hip fractures - A randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.

J Orthop Translat . 2025 Jan 25:51:51-58.

Contributing Authors:
RMY Wong PY Wong C Liu CS Chui WH Liu N Tang J Griffith N Zhang WH Cheung

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Sixty-two elderly patients with unilateral trochanteric hip fractures were randomized to receive low-magnitude high-frequency vibration (LMHFV) therapy (n=30) or placebo (n=32). The primary outcome was fracture healing, assessed by CT at 6 weeks and X-rays at 12 months. Secondary outcomes included quadriceps strength, balance, Time Up and Go (TUG) test performance, quality of life, pain, falls, an...

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