ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2019
Functional Outcomes of Fragility Fracture Integrated Rehabilitation Management in Sarcopenic Patients after Hip Fracture Surgery and Predictors of Independent Ambulation.
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- Definitions and adverse outcomes of sarcopenia in older patients in orthopedic and trauma care: A scoping review on current evidence.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Functional Status of Patients over 65 Years Old Intervened on for a Hip Fracture One Year after the Operation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Nutrition and Exercise Treatment of Sarcopenia in Hip Fracture Patients: Systematic Review.Journal of bone metabolism · 2022Article
- Knee Extension Strength Measures Indicating Probable Sarcopenia Is Associated with Health-Related Outcomes and a Strong Predictor of 1-Year Mortality in Patients Following Hip Fracture Surgery.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Rehabilitation Strategies for Patients with Femoral Neck Fractures in Sarcopenia: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare the changes in the functional level of patients with versus without sarcopenia who received by fragility fracture integrated rehabilitation management (FIRM) after hip fracture (HF) surgery over a 6-month follow-up period and to identify variables influencing independent ambulation (IA) at 6 months after HF.
designProspective observational study.
settingThree in-hospital rehabilitation setting.
participantsPatients older than 65 years of age (N=80) categorized by the presence of sarcopenia.
interventionThe FIRM program during the-2 week hospital stay after surgery. MEASUREMENTS: Main outcomes for ambulatory function (Koval score, Functional Ambulatory Category) and other secondary outcomes were measured at rehabilitation admission, at discharge, at 3 months and 6 months after surgery. Other secondary outcomes were measured. The possibility of IA at 6 months after surgery were also investigated.
resultsSarcopenia and non-sarcopenia patients did not differ significantly in terms of changes in ambulation or other functions over a 6-month follow-up (p < 0.001 or p = 0.001). The two groups did not differ significantly in terms of final functional status (6 months). The IA ratios of the two groups did not significantly differ at 6 months after surgery (sarcopenia [54.3%] and non-sarcopenia [64.5%]). IA before fracture (p = 0.039) and age (≥80 years) (p = 0.03) were independent predictors and sarcopenia was not a predictor for the possibility of IA at 6-months after surgery.
conclusionsThe FIRM program was effective for promoting functional recovery in older patients with fragility HF, either with or without sarcopenia. The present findings provide evidence of the pressing need for integrated rehabilitation management in fragility fracture care to improve functional recovery in patients with sarcopenia.
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