Annales de réadaptation et de médecine physique : revue scientifique de la Société française de rééducation fonctionnelle de réadaptation et de médecine physique
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Ann Readapt Med Phys · Jan 2002
[Results of rehabilitation on quality of walking and outcome in elderly patients following femoral neck fracture. Development after one year].
To examine effects of coordinated multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation for older patients with hip fractures. ⋯ Hip fracture is a major cause of morbidity in older people and its impact, both on the individual and to society is substantial. Many people do not return to their pre-fracture life style. Coordinated multidisciplinary care of patients with fractured neck of femur seems essential.