Early mobility after fragility hip fracture: a mixed methods embedded case study

Abstract Background Following a hip fracture up to 60% of patients are unable to regain their pre-fracture level of mobility. For hospitalized older adults, the deconditioning effect of bedrest and functional decline has been identified as the most preventable cause of ambulation loss. Recent studie...

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Main Authors: Lynn Haslam-Larmer, Catherine Donnelly, Mohammad Auais, Kevin Woo, Vincent DePaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02083-3