Interventions for improving mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults
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Interventions for improving mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults.
BACKGROUND Hip fracture mainly occurs in older people. Strategies to improve mobility include gait retraining, various forms of exercise and muscle stimulation. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of different interventions for improving mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group Specialised Register, the Cochra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sao Paulo Medical Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1516-3180
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802011000600012