
Physical Therapy & Rehab
Usual care versus exercise therapy for geriatric hip fracture
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Arch Intern Med. 2011 Feb 28;171(4):323-31. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.15
180 elderly females with hip fractures were randomized to receive traditional care either with or without or an additional home-based exercise program to determine if the intervention can better restore function and strength. The results from this study indicate that there was a significant increase the activity level of the patients receiving the home-based exercise program in addition to traditional treatment. Bone mineral density, muscle mass and strength, daily living activity, physical performance scores, SF-36 health survey, and fat mass were comparable between groups.
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