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This review summarizes existing literature on the relationship between frailty and hip fracture, reviews evidence on rehabilitation across care settings, and outlines recommendations for future research.
Why the study?
Hip fractures and recovery are a growing public health concern with an aging population, and recovery is particularly challenging in frail patients.
This review summarizes existing literature on the relationship between frailty and hip fracture and provides evidence-based recommendations for rehabilitation in this population.
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May inform frailty assessment in hip fracture rehab; leaves open optimal protocols across settings, requiring prospective trials before practice change.
With an aging population, hip fractures and recovery from hip fractures are becoming a growing public health concern. Recovery after hip fractures is particularly challenging in those who are frail. Typically, frail patients with hip fractures are seen in acute care settings and followed as they transition to inpatient and/or outpatient rehabilitation. This article first summarizes existing literature describing the relationship between frailty and hip fracture and then provides a review of evidence about caring for this population in various care settings with special consideration for frail patients. To conclude, it outlines recommendations for future clinical rehabilitation research for frail patients with hip fractures.
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Mohammad Auais (2023) conducted a review in Hip fracture in frail patients. Rehabilitation was evaluated. This review summarizes existing literature on the relationship between frailty and hip fracture, reviews evidence on rehabilitation across care settings, and outlines recommendations for future research.
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