Early rehabilitation following surgical fixation of a femoral shaft fracture

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 558-572

  Paterno, Mark V ^a   Archdeacon, Michael T ^b   Ford, Kevin R ^a   Galvin, Doug ^c   Hewett, Timothy E ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Summit Physical Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral fractures; Gait training; Rehabilitation; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT INVENTORY; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; STRETCHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 33645576174     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/86.4.558     Document Type: Article

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