The timed up and go test is an early predictor of functional outcome after hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1175-1179

  Laflamme, George Y ^a   Rouleau, Dominique M ^a   Leduc, Stéphane ^a   Roy, Louis ^a   Beaumont, Eric ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER EXTREMITY MEASURE SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; WALKING AID;

EID: 84863580369     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01952     Document Type: Article

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