Early coordinated rehabilitation in acute phase after hip fracture – a model of increased patient participation
About 70–75,000 hip fractures (proximal femoral fractures) occur annually in the UK. Hip fracture is the commonest reason for admission to an orthopaedic ward, and is usually a ‘fragility’ fracture caused by a fall affecting an older person with osteoporosis or osteopaenia (a lesser degree of bone reduction and weakness due to the same process […]