Factors Affecting Postsurgery Hip Fracture Recovery

After hip fracture surgery, patients seldom return to their prefracture functional state and there is a 43% rate of mortality and institutionalisation of postsurgery hip fracture patients. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify preoperative, perioperative, postoperative, and psycho...

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Main Authors: Sydney Wallace, Betty Jo Ellington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491714000451