Abstract Background: Older people with hip fractures are often malnourished at the time of fracture, and subsequently have poor food intake. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2000, and previously updated in 2010. Objectives: To review the...
Institutions: Flinders University, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney Goal: Cochrane review update “Interventions for improving mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults” Handoll, Sherrington, Mak 2011 Read more...
Abstract To update evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of proximal femoral fractures published in the Journal in 2003. Systematic search of MEDLINE, CINAHL and EMBASE for articles published from October 2001 to June 2008, and the Cochrane Database of...
Abstract This retrospective file review outlines a case study of an 84 year-old man with a transtibial amputation for vascular disease who underwent an ipsilateral total hip replacement (THR). The question being addressed was how surgical techniques, rehabilitation...
