Factors Associated With an Immediate Weight-Bearing and Early Ambulation Program for Older Adults After Hip Fracture Repair

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1495-1498

  Barone, Antonella ^a   Giusti, Andrea ^a   Pizzonia, Monica ^a   Razzano, Monica ^a   Oliveri, Mauro ^a   Palummeri, Ernesto ^a   Pioli, Giulio ^b  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hip fractures; Rehabilitation; Weight bearing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY AMBULATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69749109598     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). SIGN 56: prevention and management of hip fractures in older people: a national guideline (2002), SIGN (serial online), Edinburgh. http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/111/index.html Accessed October 30, 2008
2. Pioli G., Giusti A., and Barone A. Orthogeriatric care for the elderly with hip fracture: where are we?. Aging Clin Exp Res 20 (2008) 113-122
3. Parker M., and Johansen A. Hip fracture. BMJ 333 (2006) 27-30
4. Oldmeadow L.B., Edwards E.R., Kimmel L.A., et al. No rest for the wounded: early ambulation after hip surgery accelerates recovery. ANZ J Surg 76 (2006) 607-611
5. Kamel H.K., Iqbal M.A., Mogallapu R., et al. Time to ambulation after hip fracture surgery: relation to hospitalization outcomes. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 58 (2003) 1042-1045
6. Sherrington C., Lord S.R., and Herbert R.D. A randomised trial of weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing exercise for improving physical ability in inpatients after hip fracture. Aust J Physiother 49 (2003) 15-22
7. Sherrington C., Lord S.R., and Herbert R.D. A randomized controlled trial of weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing exercise for improving physical ability after usual care for hip fracture. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85 (2004) 710-716
8. Siu A.L., Penrod J.D., Boockvar K.S., et al. Early ambulation after hip fracture: effects on function and mortality. Arch Intern Med 166 (2006) 766-771
9. Kyle R.F., Gustilo R.B., and Premer R.F. Analysis of six hundred and twenty two intertrochanteric hip fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am 61 (1979) 216-221
10. Moller B.N., Lucht U., Grymer F., et al. Instability of trochanteric hip fractures following internal fixation. Acta Orthop Scand 55 (1984) 517-520
11. Zuckerman J.D. Hip fracture. N Engl J Med 334 (1996) 1519-1525
12. Koval K.J., Friend K.D., Aharonoff G.B., et al. Weight bearing after hip fractures: a prospective series of 596 geriatric hip fracture patients. J Orthop Trauma 10 (1996) 526-530
13. Santamaria N., Houghton L., Kimmel L., et al. Clinical pathways for fractured neck of femur: a cohort study of health related quality of life, patient satisfaction and clinical outcome. Aust J Adv Nurs 20 (2003) 24-28
14. Barone A., Giusti A., Pizzonia M., et al. A comprehensive geriatric intervention reduces short- and long-term mortality in older people with hip fracture. J Am Geriatr Soc 54 (2006) 711-712
15. Giusti A., Barone A., Oliveri M., et al. An analysis of the feasibility of home rehabilitation among elderly people with proximal femoral fractures. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87 (2006) 826-831
16. Giusti A., Barone A., and Pioli G. Rehabilitation after hip fracture in patients with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc 55 (2007) 1309-1310
17. Mahoney F.I., and Barthel D.W. Functional evaluation: the Barthel Index. Md State Med J 14 (1965) 61-65
18. Shah S., Vanclay F., and Cooper B. Improving the sensitivity of the Barthel Index for stroke rehabilitation. J Clin Epidemiol 42 (1989) 703-709
19. Katz S., Ford A.B., Moskowitz R.W., et al. Studies of illness in the aged: the index of ADL: a standardized measure of biological and psychosocial function. JAMA 185 (1963) 914-919
20. Pfeiffer E. A Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire for the assessment of organic brain deficit in elderly patients. J Am Geriatr Soc 23 (1975) 433-441
21. Parmelee P.A., Thuras P.D., Katz I.R., et al. Validation of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale in a geriatric residential population. J Am Geriatr Soc 43 (1995) 130-137
22. American Society of Anesthesiologists. New classification of physical status. Anesthesiology 24 (1963) 191-198
23. Jarman B., Aylin P., and Bottle A. Discharge destination and length of stay: differences between US and English hospitals for people aged 65 and over. BMJ 328 (2004) 605