Study reveals how non-affected thigh muscle reserve predicts recovery and discharge in acute hip fractures, suggesting improved care approaches.
The non-affected thigh reflects the patient's true muscle reserve and helps predict functional recovery after hip fracture surgery. This can be used to study how often patients are able to leave facilities and return home, which is related to their quality of life. Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.
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