Rehabilitation protocols in hip-fracture patients. Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be divided into 2 groups
control group and research group.
1. The control group will follow the classic physiotherapeutic protocol
2. The research group will follow the modified physiotherapeut
Sponsors
Laboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System (LRMS) ,?KAT" General Hospital of Athens (Greece)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 70?85 years 2.All participants must be ambulatory and must not have undergone any prior orthopaedic surgery in the fractured or contralateral hip 3. Willing to be assigned to either of the two study groups
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have Body Mass Index (BMI) = 40 or suffering from dementia, chronic respiratory disease, chronic renal failure, heart failure, neurological disorder, undergoing chemotherapy 2. Postoperative will be measuring the length of the lower limbs and excluded patients presenting leg length discrepancies more than 20mm 3. Patients will also be excluded if they present postoperative complications, such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia or delirium
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in postoperative functional status according to strengthening of hip abductor muscles. This is measured 60 days (3 months) after surgery in Newton (N) with a reliable electronic dynamometer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. At the day of hospital admission evaluation of the prefracture functional status using self-reported measure. 2. Evaluation of postoperative hip abductor muscles strength and functional status using both self-reported (using a questionnaire) and physical performance (Timed Up & Go Test) measures and an objective measure of abductors muscles strength using an electronic dynamometer(3rd and 6th month after surgery) | — |
Countries
Greece
Outcome results
None listed