Effect of acute inpatient rehabilitation on outcome after fracture of the femoral neck or intertrochanteric fracture

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 357-364

  Koval, Kenneth J ^a   Aharonoff, Gina B ^a   Su, Edward T ^a   Zuckerman, Joseph D ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031925543     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199803000-00008     Document Type: Article

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