Systematic home-based physical and functional therapy for older persons after hip fracture
Tinetti M, Baker D, Gottschalk M, Garrett P, McGeary S, Pollack D, Charpentier P. Systematic home-based physical and functional therapy for older persons after hip fracture. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 1997, 78: 1237-1247. PMID: 9365355, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(97)90338-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder personsHip fractureBerg Balance Scale scoreStair climbingTherapy componentsPhysical therapy componentTotal ADL scoreBalance Scale scoreHome-based therapyMaximum elbow extensionYears of ageHome-based rehabilitation protocolPercentage of participantsPercent of participantsImpaired older personsDaily exercise sessionsAmeliorate impairmentsADL scoresFractured hipExercise programGait deviationsRehabilitation protocolExercise sessionsDaily livingRehabilitation program