How predictable is rehabilitation after hip fracture?: A prospective study of 134 patients

Authors

  • Johannes A. van der Sluijs
  • Geert H.I.M. Walenkamp

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679108994498

Abstract

In a prospective study of 134 consecutive patients treated for hip fracture, rehabilitation was influenced by sociomedical factors, but not by fracture type or treatment. Success of rehabilitation was to a large extent predictable using mental and general health status. Discharge of the patients to their prefracture residence was accurately predicted in 80/89 of successful and 11/28 of failed rehabilitations. Four months after the fracture, 86/92 successful and 11/17 failed rehabilitations were predicted. More accurate prediction of rehabilitation is limited by the complexity of the rehabilitation process.

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Published

1991-01-01

How to Cite

van der Sluijs, J. A., & Walenkamp, G. H. (1991). How predictable is rehabilitation after hip fracture?: A prospective study of 134 patients. Acta Orthopaedica, 62(6), 567–572. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679108994498