Journal article
More than half of hip fracture patients do not regain mobility in the first postoperative year
AJH Vochteloo, S Moerman, WE Tuinebreijer, AB Maier, MR de Vries, RM Bloem, RGHH Nelissen, P Pilot
Geriatrics and Gerontology International | WILEY | Published : 2013
Abstract
Aim: To measure functional recovery and determine risk factors for failure to return to the prefracture level of mobility of hip fracture patients 1year postoperatively. Methods: A prospective cohort follow-up study of 390 hip fracture patients aged 65years and older was carried out. Patients were stratified in categories based on prefracture mobility: mobile without aid, with aid in- and outdoors, or only mobile indoors. Immobile patients were excluded. Risk factors for not regaining prefracture mobility were identified. Results: Nearly half of all patients regained their prefracture level of mobility after 1year. Mobile patients without an aid were less likely to return to their prefractur..
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Awarded by Netherlands Organization for scientific research (NGI/NWO)
Awarded by seventh framework program MYOAGE
Awarded by Reumafonds LRR
Funding Acknowledgements
RN is a consultant (Data Safety Monitoring) for Smith&Nephew, and received research grants from Reumafonds, FP6&7-EU and ZonMw, and royalties from Springer. All fees were paid to the department and not to RN personally. RB is a consultant for Smith&Nephew. AV and PP are consultants for Biomet.The work was supported by the Netherlands Organization for scientific research (NGI/NWO; 05040202 and 050-060-810 Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Aging [NCHA]), and the seventh framework program MYOAGE (HEALTH-2007-2.4.5-10) and Reumafonds LRR 13. None of the sponsors have influenced the design, methods, subject recruitment, data collections, analysis or preparation of this paper.