Improving community ambulation after hip fracture: protocol for a randomised, controlled trial
Introduction: After a hip fracture in older persons, significant disability often remains; dependency in functional activities commonly persists beyond 3 months after surgery. Endurance, dynamic balance, quadriceps strength, and function are compromised, and contribute to an inability to walk indepe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Physiotherapy |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1836955316300728 |