In older patients with hip fracture, extended physiotherapy reduces falls compared with standard physiotherapy, and high dose cholecalciferol reduces hospital readmissions compared with lower dose

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 144-145

  Sanders, Kerrie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FALLING; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOTE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 78049268179     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm1107     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Sanders KM, Stuart AL, Williamson EJ, et al. Annual high-dose oral vitamin D and falls and fractures in older women: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2010;303:1815-22.
2. Pieper CF, Colon-Emeric C, Caminis J, et al. Distribution and correlates of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in a sample of patients with hip fracture. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 2007;5:335-40.