Key result
Pre-fracture motor function, rather than cognitive level, was the most important predictive factor for motor gain after hip fracture.
Population
Hip fracture patients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Pre-fracture motor function may inform hip fracture rehab planning; observational data leaves open prospective validation.
Cohort
Yes
Pre-fracture motor function, rather than cognitive level, is the most important predictor of motor gain after hip fracture.
Beloosesky et al. (2002) conducted a cohort in Hip fracture. Pre-fracture cognitive impairment vs. Normal cognition was evaluated on Functional Independence Measure gain at six months. Pre-fracture motor function, rather than cognitive level, was the most important predictive factor for motor gain after hip fracture.
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