Early surgery, rehab improve hip outcomes
July 1, 1997 less than 1 minute read
Early surgery, rehab improve hip outcomes
Patients who undergo surgery within two days of hip fractures and receive more than five therapy sessions a week showed better outcomes than did other elderly hip fracture patients, according to a recent study.Physicians at the Durham (NC) VA Medical Center found that early surgical repair resulted in a shorter hospital stay and that high-frequency physical therapy and occupational therapy resulted in earlier ambulation, which "predicted community return and length of stay and was associated with fewer complications and greater six-month survival."
Helen Hoenig, MD, who led the study, reports her findings in the March issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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