Loss of Ambulatory Level and Activities of Daily Living at 1 Year Following Hip Fracture: Can We Identify Patients at Risk?

Introduction: Operative hip fractures are known to cause a loss in functional status in the elderly. While several studies exist demonstrating the association between age, pre-injury functioning, and comorbidities related to this loss of function, no studies have predicted this using a validated ris...

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Main Authors: Sanjit R. Konda MD, Nicket Dedhia BA, Rachel A. Ranson MS, Yixuan Tong BA, Abhishek Ganta MD, Kenneth A. Egol MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21514593211002158