Healthcare provision, functional ability and quality of life after proximal femoral fracture - ’ProFem': Study protocol of a population-based, prospective study based on individually linked survey and statutory health insurance data

IntroductionProximal femoral fractures (PFF) are among the most frequent fractures in older people. However, the situation of people with a PFF after hospital discharge is poorly understood. Our aim is to (1) analyse healthcare provision, (2) examine clinical and patient-reported outcomes (PROs), (3...

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Main Authors: Silke Andrich, Michaela Ritschel, Gabriele Meyer, Astrid Stephan, Marion Baltes, Juliane Blessin, Kathrin Jobski, Alexander M Fassmer, Burkhard Haastert, Veronika Gontscharuk, Werner Arend, Lena Theunissen, Denise Colley, Raoul Hinze, Simon Thelen, Petra Fuhrmann, Christian G G Sorg, Joachim Windolf, Christoph J Rupprecht, Andrea Icks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e028144.full